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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is looking for an executive. And he recommended me.
正在物色一位主管。他推荐了我。
Lovers live by love,as larks live by leeks.
情侣靠爱情生活，正象云雀靠韭葱生活一样。
The modern city consists of monstrous edifices,
今日现代化的城市由大得吓人的高楼