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 find it pretentious when people say they don't have time for email or phone calls.
  有人说自己没有时间发电邮或是打电话，我觉得这有些矫情。
• Ciao Pretentious for an English-speaker, though I can see using it in a personal, playful email.
  Ciao尽管我会在一些个人邮件，闹着玩的邮件中看到它，但是听起来让人感觉母语是英语的人相当狂妄。
• He is the most pretentious writer in China.
  他是中国最自负的作家。
• Although specialized terms can be used, pretentious jargon should be avoided.
  虽然专业术语可以被使用，自抬身价的行话应该被避免。
• Pompously dogmatic or self-important; pretentious.
  自大的；自负的；傲慢的。
• One who is insincere or pretentious.
  伪君子虚伪或自负的人。
• Sounds pretentious enough to be a charity.
  听起来像是一个自命不凡的慈善机构。
• His response was full of pretentious nonsense
  他的答复是一派荒谬的虚夸之词。
• She's the most pretentious of all.
  她是所有人之中最自命不凡的。
• She has a pretentious style of entertaining guests.
  她款待客人时带有做作的样子。