英 [prɪˈtenʃəs] 美 [prɪˈtenʃəs]
adj. 自命不凡的，做作的；（书、电影等）捏造的，矫饰的
比较级more pretentious
最高级most pretentious
pretentious /prɪˈtɛnʃəs/ CET6+ TEM8
形容词 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. 做作的
His response was full of pretentious nonsense.
他的回答尽是些装腔作势的胡说八道。
making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction
a pretentious country house ; a pretentious fraud ; a pretentious scholarly edition
intended to attract notice and impress others
同义词： ostentatious
of a display that is tawdry or vulgar
同义词： ostentatious / kitsch
自命不凡的
...夸张话;浮夸的文章矫饰的演讲或文章;浮夸的语言 Pompously dogmatic or self - important;pretentious.自命不凡的;爱炫耀的自负而武断的或自命不凡的;爱炫耀的 Characterized by or given to ostentation;pretentious.
... pretense 虚假，伪装 pretentious 自负的，自命不凡的；做作的 preternatural 超自然的；超乎寻常的 ...
... bombastic adj. 夸大的；言过其实的 pretentious adj. 自命不凡的；炫耀的；做作的 boast n. 自夸；值得夸耀的事物，引以为荣的事物 ...
... sure-footed adj. 脚踏实地的 pretentious adj. 狂妄的，自命不凡的，自负的，虚伪的，矫饰的，做作的 brooding adj. 郁闷的，沉思的，徘徊不去的 ...
pretense 借口；虚假；炫耀；自吹（等于pretence）
pretentiousness 自负；狂妄；自命不凡
Ironically, now that photography is securely established as fine art, many photographers find it pretentious or irrelevant to label it as such.
具有讽刺意味的是，现在摄影已被牢固地确立为美术，许多摄影师发现将其贴上标签是自命不凡或无关紧要的。
That's a pretentious name for a dog!
狗叫这个名字真够炫的！
He's so pretentious!
瞧他那副自命不凡的样儿！
It's not pretentious, it's not expensive to attend, and there are no judgments."
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If,when we interpret the claim everyone dies alone, that just ends up being a slightly pretentious way of saying everyone dies, we might say,oh yeah,that is true and it is a necessary truth, but it's not especially surprising.
如果我们对每个人都孤独而死的诠释，只是装模作样地说明人终有一死，那我们会说，这是真理，也是必要的，但并没有什么好惊奇的。
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But, reader, you will need time, a stomach for the pretentious, and a very hearty appetite.
Some will call Cloud Atlas spiritually profound, and others will call it disjointed and pretentious.
"It would be very pretentious for a cardinal to say, 'I am prepared, '" Scherer said.