pretension [pri:'tenʃən]

n.
借口, 要求, 主张, 自负, 骄傲

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单词 pretension 网络释义

名词 n. [C][U]
1.借口,托词
2.要求;权利[P1][(+to)]
have no pretensions to the title
配不上这个称号
3.自称,自命[P1][(+to/of)]
I make no pretensions to expert Knowledge of financial matters.
我不自诩有金融方面的专门知识。
4.假装,做作;虚荣

单词 pretension 其它相关

单词解释
n. 自负,骄傲,主张
1> A specious allegation; a pretext.
2> A claim to something, such as a privilege or right. Synonym: CLAIM.
3> The advancing of a claim.
相关例句
He has no pretension(s) to learning.
　 他不能自称 [说不上] 有学问。
She makes no pretensions to beauty.
　 她不自诩为美人。
I make no pretensions to skill as an artist.
　 我不敢自命是一位艺术家。
Has he any pretensions to being considered a scholar?
相关短语
make no pretensions to ┄ 不摆…的架子,不自诩为…
without pretension 朴素的[地]; 不做作的[地]
单词变化
复数: pretensions
同义反义
同义词：prescription, pretence, snobbery, air, vanity

单词 pretension 其它例句