pretension

n.

假装，做作；要求，主张；自负；借口

vt.

[建]预张，预拉；

复数：pretensions

1. His social pretensions make him appear ridiculous.
   他冒充上流社会人士而出尽洋相。
2. He has no pretensions to being an expert on the subject.
   他并不以这方面专家自居。
3. Readers may find the pretension and arrogance of her style irritating.
   读者可以感觉到她文章中的狂妄自负令人反感。
4. The play mocks the pretensions of the new middle class.
   这出戏讽刺了新中产阶级的装模作样。

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