pretension

noun

1. a false or unsupportable quality

Synonym: pretensepretence

2. the quality of being pretentious (behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of great importance or worth)

Synonym: pretentiousnesslargeness

3. the advancing of a claim

e.g. his pretension to the crown
the town still puts forward pretensions as a famous resort

1. 自命不凡；虚荣；矫饰
If you say that someone has pretensions, you disapprove of them because they claim or pretend that they are more important than they really are.

pretension的解释

e.g. Her wide-eyed innocence soon exposes the pretensions of the art world...
她的天真烂漫很快就暴露了艺术界的矫揉造作。
e.g. We like him for his honesty, his lack of pretension.
我们喜欢他的诚实、不浮夸。

2. 声称；标榜；自称
If someone has pretensions to something, they claim to be or do that thing.

e.g. The city has unrealistic pretensions to world-class status...
这个城市不切实际地标榜自己为国际都市。
e.g. It will remain as a pressure group, but no longer has any pretension to be a political party.
它仍然是一个压力集团，但不再自称是一个政党。

1. pretension是什么意思

1. 要求,权利,借口：3. dehumanized 使失去人/个性的 | 4. pretension 要求,权利,借口 | 5. look beneath 看到下面

2. 借口：pretense 借口 | pretension 借口 | pretentious 自负的

3. 自负：Impressive感人的 | Pretension自负 | Argot行话

4. 借口, 要求, 主张, 自负, 骄傲：prestressed concrete 钢筋混凝土 | pretension 借口, 要求, 主张, 自负, 骄傲 | prevailing流行,占优势