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pretentiousness
[英] [prɪˈtenʃəsnɪs] [美] [prɪˈt ɛnʃəsnɪs] 生词本

n.

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1. ADJ-GRADED 自命不凡的；自负的；矫饰的；炫耀的 If you say that someone or something is pretentious, you mean that they try to seem important or significant, but you do not think that they are. 

  • His response was full of pretentious nonsense...

    他的答复是一派荒谬的虚夸之词。

  • 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。

pretentiousness

  • He has a tendency towards pretentiousness.

    他总是想表现得自命不凡。

Noun

1. lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity

2. the quality of being pretentious (creating a false appearance of great importance or worth)