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单词 pretension
释义 pretension
pretension /prɪˈten.ʃən/ noun
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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 view
2
F0 [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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