Pretension
[ prɪ'tɛnʃən ]
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n. 假装，做作;要求，主张;自负;借口;
vt. [建]预张，预拉;
💡 词根助记
tend, tent, tens 表”拿,抓住”
📝 例句
Lacking pretension or affectation;modest.
自然的；谦逊的缺乏虚饰或矫揉造作的；谦逊的
His action is a satire on his boastful pretension.
他的行动是对他自我卖弄的一个讽刺。
Self-reliance is sneered at as an absurd suburban pretension.
依靠自己被讥笑为一种荒唐的偏狭的见解。
Friction increases with increasing pretension.
摩擦力随预加张力的增加而增加。
Free from ostentation or pretension;modest.
朴素的，谦逊的；端庄的
🌱 联想助记
pretend 假装自命不凡
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
-tend-表示“延伸”
常见变体有-tent-、-tens-
📖 牛津释义
pretension
n
1 [C usu pl 通常作复数]
~ (to sth/doing sth) (making of a) claim 声称; 自命; 主张; 要求; 权利
a poet with serious pretensionsto literary greatness 完全有资格称作文学泰斗的诗人
He has/makes no pretensions to being an expert on the subject. 他并不以这方面的专家自居.
(derog 贬) His social pretensions (ie behaving as if he was of a higher class) make him appear ridiculous. 他冒充上流社会人士而出尽洋相.
2 [U] being pretentious 自负; 狂妄; 炫耀; 标榜
Readers may find the pretension and arrogance of her style irritating. 读者可以感觉到她文章中的狂妄自负令人反感.
🔁 扩展释义
*[pri'tenʃәn]n. 自负, 骄傲, 主张
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Will I have to wait for a long time?
我得等很久吗？
The restaurant is across the street from the hotel.
那餐厅在饭店那边穿过马路。
He had often dreamed of retiring in England and had planned to settle down in the country.
过去他常幻想退休后到英国，并计划在乡间安顿下来。