pretentious

英 [prɪˈtenʃəs]

美 [prɪˈtenʃəs]

adj.  炫耀的; 虚夸的; 自命不凡的

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牛津词典

adj.

• 炫耀的；虚夸的；自命不凡的
  trying to appear important, intelligent, etc. in order to impress other people; trying to be sth that you are not, in order to impress
  1. That's a pretentious name for a dog!
     狗叫这个名字真够炫的！
  2. It was just an ordinary house─nothing pretentious.
     那只是一座普通的房子，没有故作特别。
  3. He's so pretentious!
     瞧他那副自命不凡的样儿！

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 自命不凡的；自负的；矫饰的；炫耀的
  If you say that someone or something ispretentious, you mean that they try to seem important or significant, but you do not think that they are.
  1. His response was full of pretentious nonsense...
     他的答复是一派荒谬的虚夸之词。
  2. This pub was of a very different type, smaller, less pretentious.
     这个酒吧风格独特，面积不大，比较低调。

英英释义

adj

• intended to attract notice and impress others
  1. an ostentatious sable coat
  Synonym:ostentatious
• making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction
  1. a pretentious country house
  2. a pretentious fraud
  3. a pretentious scholarly edition
• (of a display) tawdry or vulgar
  Synonym:ostentatious

双语例句

• He is a pretentious writer.
  他是个自负的作家。
• He is a talented but pretentious writer.
  他是一个有才华但自命不凡的作家。
• One who is insincere or pretentious.
  伪君子虚伪或自负的人。
• His response was full of pretentious nonsense
  他的答复是一派荒谬的虚夸之词。
• Although specialized terms can be used, pretentious jargon should be avoided.
  虽然专业术语可以被使用，自抬身价的行话应该被避免。
• It is fine that you steal, but you should not be a pretentious theft.
  你可以偷窃，但是不可冠冕堂皇。
• I don't want to sound pretentious, but it makes the sculpture seem almost alive.
  我不想说的自命不凡，但是，它使雕塑几乎活了起来。
• I thought that you should have dropped your pretentious ego by now;
  我以为你会把你那些自负的骄傲丢掉。
• I find it pretentious when people say they don't have time for email or phone calls.
  有人说自己没有时间发电邮或是打电话，我觉得这有些矫情。
• She's the most pretentious of all.
  她是所有人之中最自命不凡的。