pretentious

pri'tenʃәs

托福雅思GRE Collins 1

a. making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction

a. 自负的, 自命不凡的, 夸耀的

Collins 星级

14,642

BNC 频率

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pretentious 由词根 pretend（假装）和后缀 -tious（具有某种性质的）组成，意指“假装有某种高尚或重要性质的”。

例句

1. She found his behavior to be very pretentious at the party.

她觉得他在聚会上的表现非常自负。

2. The restaurant's pretentious menu made it hard to choose a simple dish.

餐厅自命不凡的菜单让人很难选择简单的菜肴。

3. His pretentious comments about art annoyed everyone in the room.

他关于艺术的自以为是的评论让房间里所有人都感到厌烦。