Pretension
[ pr?'t?n??n ]
出國 Abroad
n. 假裝，做作;要求，主張;自負;借口;
vt. [建]預張，預拉;
?? 詞根助記
tend, tent, tens 表”拿,抓住”
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Lacking pretension or affectation;modest.
自然的；謙遜的缺乏虛飾或矯揉造作的；謙遜的
His action is a satire on his boastful pretension.
他的行動是對他自我賣弄的一個諷刺。
Self-reliance is sneered at as an absurd suburban pretension.
依靠自己被譏笑為一種荒唐的偏狹的見解。
Friction increases with increasing pretension.
摩擦力隨預加張力的增加而增加。
Free from ostentation or pretension;modest.
樸素的，謙遜的；端莊的
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pretend 假裝自命不凡
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-tend-表示“延伸”
常見變體有-tent-、-tens-
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pretension
n
1 [C usu pl 通常作復數]
~ (to sth/doing sth) (making of a) claim 聲稱; 自命; 主張; 要求; 權利
a poet with serious pretensionsto literary greatness 完全有資格稱作文學泰斗的詩人
He has/makes no pretensions to being an expert on the subject. 他并不以這方面的專家自居.
(derog 貶) His social pretensions (ie behaving as if he was of a higher class) make him appear ridiculous. 他冒充上流社會人士而出盡洋相.
2 [U] being pretentious 自負; 狂妄; 炫耀; 標榜
Readers may find the pretension and arrogance of her style irritating. 讀者可以感覺到她文章中的狂妄自負令人反感.
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*[pri'ten??n]n. 自負, 驕傲, 主張
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I speak fairly good English and I enjoy meeting different kinds of people.
我的英語講得很流利，而且我喜歡接觸不同的人。
Why did't you go home?
為什么你不回家？
Despite this, he was so extravagant that he was always in debt.
經常債臺高筑。