pretension
柯林斯词典
1. N-VAR If you say that someone has pretensions, you disapprove of them because they claim or pretend that they are more important than they really are. 做作[表不满]
Her wide-eyed innocence soon exposes the pretensions of the art world. 她的天真无邪很快就暴露出艺术界的做作。
2. N-PLURAL If someone has pretensions to something, they claim to be or do that thing. 声称
The city has unrealistic pretensions to world-class status. 该城市不切实际地声称为世界一流城市。
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pretension /prɪˈtɛnʃən/ (pretensions)
剑桥词典
- [ 可数名词：有复数形式的名词 通常作为复数使用的名词 ]
a claim or belief that you can succeed or that you are important or have serious value
自命，标榜；意图；抱负
The Chronicle has pretensions to being a serious newspaper . 《记事报》想办成一份严肃的报纸。
The NY Giants' Super Bowl pretensions were dashed when they were beaten last week . 纽约巨人队上周的失利使其超级碗夺冠意图受挫。
[ 不可数或单数名词：没有复数形式的名词 ] (also pretentiousness, )
the act of trying to appear or sound more important or clever than you are
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