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pretension的英文翻譯是什么意思，詞典釋義與在線翻譯：
英英釋義
Noun:
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a false or unsupportable quality
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the advancing of a claim;
"his pretension to the crown"
"the town still puts forward pretensions as a famous resort"
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the quality of being pretentious (behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of great importance or worth)
pretension的用法和樣例：
例句
用作名詞 (n.)
- His social pretensions make him appear ridiculous.
他冒充上流社會人士而出盡洋相。 - He has no pretensions to being an expert on the subject.
他并不以這方面專家自居。 - Readers may find the pretension and arrogance of her style irritating.
讀者可以感覺到她文章中的狂妄自負令人反感。 - The play mocks the pretensions of the new middle class.
這出戲諷刺了新中產階級的裝模作樣。
經典引文
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The only things of which we..could find any pretensions to complain.
出自： S. Johnson -
Miss Bird..declares all the viands of Japan to be uneatablesa staggering pretension.
出自： R. L. Stevenson
pretension的相關資料：
近反義詞
【近義詞】
- pretense 借口
- pretence 假裝
- affectation 假裝
- posturing 動詞posture的現在...
- self-importance 自尊
- snobbery 勢利
- vanity 自負
- prescription 處方
- air 空氣
- largeness 巨大
- pretentiousness 自命不凡
