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

• 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。
• She's the most pretentious of all.
  她是所有人之中最自命不凡的。
• Pompously dogmatic or self-important; pretentious.
  自大的；自负的；傲慢的。
• She must have known that her attempts to convince others would remain hopeless and might even interpreted as pretentious.
  她一定知道，她想说服别人是徒劳的，甚至还可能被认为是自负。
• He spouts a load of pretentious nonsense and people are stupid enough to believe him!
  他喋喋不休地胡乱炫耀了一番，人们竟愚蠢得相信了他！
• Some of the sport's most pretentious followers are French intellectuals.
  在这些运动爱好者中，最矫情的要数一群法国知识分子。
• I thought big talk was too pretentious.
  说大了，我又太自命不凡了。
• People are so much more pretentious nowadays.
  现在的人比以前浮华得多。
• He is a pretentious writer.
  他是个自负的作家。
• Pretentious display meant to impress others; boastful showiness.
  炫耀试图打动别人的、夸耀的展示；自吹自擂的卖弄。