单词 | pseudishness |
释义 | > as lemmasˈpseudishness ˈpseudishness n. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > affected behaviour or affectation > [noun] > affected or artificial quality affectedness1622 knackishness1660 niminy-pimininess1884 tweeness1958 pseudishness1978 the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > intellectual superiority > [noun] > affected manner pseudery1972 pseudishness1978 1978 Punch 6 Sept. 374/1 We're accustomed to pseudishness in Arts Council catalogues. 1996 Guardian (Nexis) 18 Feb. 5 Ironic self-knowledge of luvvie pseudishness doesn't excuse it. 2005 Guardian Weekly (Nexis) 5 Aug. Fiction like this simply doesn't turn up that often, and when it does, it can get dismissed as bizarrerie or, more condescendingly, pseudishness. < as lemmas |
随便看 |
|
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。