英 [prɪˈtenʃəsnəs] 美 [prɪˈtenʃəsnəs]
n. 自负；狂妄；自命不凡
lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity
同义词： ostentation / ostentatiousness / pomposity / pompousness / puffiness / splashiness / inflation
the quality of being pretentious (behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of great importance or worth)
同义词： pretension / largeness
... pretentious adj.做作的，自抬身价的 pretentiousness n.自命不凡 preternatural adj.异常的，超自然的 ...
... entitlement n. 权利；津贴 pretentiousness n. 自负；狂妄；自命不凡 triggerman n. 保镖；刺客 ...
pretentious 自命不凡的；炫耀的；做作的
pretension 自负；要求；主张；借口；骄傲
His moral confusion and pretentiousness are reflected in his over-elaborate speech and style of writing.
他过于修饰的写作风格及学说，反映出他混淆道德又自命不凡。
The world will be able to feed on it for a thousand years to come. It is colossal in its pretentiousness. The thought of it almost shatters me.
世界将在未来一千年内依靠我们的书生存，它洋洋洒洒、无所不容，其思想差点儿叫我们茫然不知所措。
Actually, her blogs are boring. People like her because she is candid and doesn't have the pretentiousness that is typical of many other actresses.
其实，她的博客没有太大意思，我猜人们喜欢她是因为她率真，没有女演员的矫情。
Sometimes even a modest display of wine knowledge can provoke accusations of pretentiousness or worse.
WSJ: Think While You Drink: In Defense of Wine Snobs | On Wine by Lettie Teague
This is a pretentious city, and expertise in pretentiousness is a necessity for survival in the city's nights.
The comic pretentiousness baked into the exercise of comparing all culture to the greatest classics is lazy at best, passive aggressive at worst.