英语词汇“pretentious”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

pretentious

(prɪtenʃəs )

adjective

If you say that someone or something is pretentious, you mean that they try to seem important or significant, but you do not think that they are. [disapproval]

His response was full of pretentious nonsense.

This pub was of a very different type, smaller, less pretentious.

Synonyms: affected, mannered, exaggerated, pompous

pretentiousness uncountable noun

He has a tendency towards pretentiousness.

Translations:

Chinese: 做作的

Japanese: うぬぼれた

单词	pretentious
释义	pretentious (prɪtenʃəs ) adjective If you say that someone or something is pretentious, you mean that they try to seem important or significant, but you do not think that they are. [disapproval] His response was full of pretentious nonsense. This pub was of a very different type, smaller, less pretentious. Synonyms: affected, mannered, exaggerated, pompous pretentiousness uncountable noun He has a tendency towards pretentiousness. Translations: Chinese: 做作的 Japanese: うぬぼれた
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