pretension

pre·ten·sion /prɪˈtenʃən/ noun [countableC usually plural, uncountableU]

1 PRETENDan attempt to seem more important, more intelligent, or of a higher class than you really are 自命不凡；虚荣；炫耀

pretension to

Lilith resented Adam’s pretensions to superiority.

利莉思十分厌恶亚当自命不凡的架势。

the humbleness and lack of pretension of Jordan’s cafe

乔丹的咖啡馆的朴实和低调

2 a claim to be or do something 自命；声称；标榜

pretension(s) to be something

The group don’t have any pretensions to be pop stars.

这个组合从未标榜自己是流行乐坛的明星。

pretension to

a large village with pretensions to the status of a small town

以小镇自诩的大村庄

Examples from the Corpus

pretension• Despite the networks' accomplishments and pretensions, even their news departments tend to operate as much along show-business as educational lines.• However, its high art pretensions are hinted at by the epic tone of its title.• a neighborhood with middle-class pretensions• His pretensions, it seems, are based on economic advantage.• There were no intellectual points to be scored, no intense undergraduate conversations, no pretensions.• Part of his charm lies in his complete lack of pretension.• The rustic music they created has a timeless appeal, both in its deceptive simplicity and total lack of pretension.• Amy had always had social pretensions.

lack of pretension• The food is honest and served up with an abundance of good will and lack of pretension.• The rustic music they created has a timeless appeal, both in its deceptive simplicity and total lack of pretension.

pretension(s) to be something• Brookside, as in its earliest days, had pretensions to be at the cutting edge of a social issue.

pre·ten·sion noun

Chinese

Syllable

Corpus

TOEFL BNC: 11562 COCA: 14551

pretension

noun

pretension

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snobbery

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airs

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affectationThese are all words for behaviour that shows that sb thinks they are more important, intelligent, etc. than they actually are, especially to impress other people. 这些词均表示虚饰、虚夸。

PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配

◆without pretension / affectation

◆intellectual / social pretensions / snobbery

■ pretension

prɪˈtenʃn

[countable

, usually plural

, uncountable]

(disapproving)

the act of trying to appear more important, more intelligent or of higher social status than you really are in order to impress other people 虚饰；虚夸

◆The play mocks the pretensions of the new middle class.这出戏讽刺了装模作样的新中产阶级。

◆She was charmed by his lack of pretension.他不虚夸，不做作，这让她为之倾倒。

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