pretension
英 [prɪˈtenʃən]
[NOUN]
pretensions
1. [C, U 有变体名词] 做作
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.
双语例句
例：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. [PL 复数] 声称 , 自称
If someone has pretensions to something, they claim to be or do that thing.
双语例句
例：The city has unrealistic pretensions to world-class status.
该城市不切实际地自诩为世界一流城市。
NOUN. 名词
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