pretension
英 /priˈtenʃən/
中文釋義
聲稱,自命;自負,自命不凡
n. a claim or assertion, often without justification; a false display.
常用搭配
- without pretension不做作
- show pretension表現矯飾
- pretension to greatness對偉大的自負
例句
- I liked the cafe for its warmth and lack of pretension.我喜歡這家咖啡館,溫馨又不做作。
- The report was full of jargon and academic pretension.這份報告滿是術語和學術上的故弄玄虛。