单词 | pretension |
释义 | pretension pretension /prɪˈten.ʃən/ noun F0 [C usually plural] a claim or belief that you can succeed or that you are important or have serious value: » The Chronicle has pretensions to being a serious newspaper.» The NY Giants' Super Bowl pretensions took a dent when they were beaten last week.Thesaurus+: ↑Opinions, beliefs and points of viewF0 [U] (ALSO pretentiousness) the act of trying to appear or sound more important or clever than you are Thesaurus+: ↑Affected and insincere |
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