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pre·ten·sionBrE /prɪˈtenʃn/NAmE /prɪˈtenʃn/ noun [C, usually pl., U] the act of trying to appear more important, intelligent, etc. than you are in order to impress other people 虚饰；虚夸◆intellectual pretensions 装作有知识◆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。◆He spoke without pretension. 他有话直说，不装相。a claim to be or to do sth 自命；声称；标榜◆~ (to sth/to doing sth) a building with no pretensions to architectural merit 没有刻意表现建筑特色的楼房◆~ (to do sth) The movie makes no pretension to reproduce life. 这部电影并未标榜重现了真实生活。 |