attempting to impress by affecting greater importance, talent, culture, etc., than is actually possessed
自命不凡的,炫耀的;做作的
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a pretentious literary device .一种做作的写作手法。
"mid 19th cent.: from French
adj. 自命不凡的;炫耀的;做作的
The theme is just right, neither dull nor pretentious.
这个主题恰到好处,既不沉闷也不矫饰。
The girl is not pretentious and proud at all.
这个女孩一点也不装腔作势和骄傲。
We don't want pretentious articles.
我们想要的不是自命不凡的文章。
He is always pretentious and tries to sound cleverer than others.
他总是自命不凡 说话时试图听起来比别人更聪明
He's so pretentious!
瞧他那副自命不凡的样儿!
That's a pretentious name for a dog!
狗叫这个名字真够炫的!
His response was full of pretentious nonsense.
他的回答尽是些装腔作势的胡说八道。
It was just an ordinary house—nothing pretentious.
那只是一座普通的房子,没有故作特别。
Stripped of their pretentious verbiage, his statements come dangerously close to inviting racial hatred.
脱去那些矫饰费解的冗词赘语的外衣,他的言论有挑起种族仇恨的危险。
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词根 pretense
pretense n. 借口;虚假;炫耀;自吹(等于pretence)
pretentiousness n. 自负;狂妄;自命不凡
歌曲: Pretentious 歌手: Bibio(欧美) 语言: 英语 所属专辑: Mind Bokeh 发行日期: 2011-02-28
attempting to impress by affecting greater importance, talent, culture, etc., than is actually possessed
自命不凡的,炫耀的;做作的
一种做作的写作手法。
"mid 19th cent.: from French
So that when I'm finished, you can still see through those thick pretentious glasses, you psychopathic, unimaginative criminal.
好让我能有耐心说完,你这个带着那副自命不凡的厚眼镜片的、变态的、缺乏创造力的罪人
《Jobs》《乔布斯》
Look at this place. Why am I so intimidated by this guy? Pretentious art. This huge, macho couch.
瞧瞧这地方,我为什么备受这家伙的威胁呢?矫情的艺术品,这张大又阳刚的沙发。
《Friends Season 9》《老友记 第九季》