pretentious
[pri'tenʃəs]
adj.自命不凡的, 自负的, 矫饰的,炫耀的
例句与用法:
Not pretentious; unaffected.
不装腔作势的; 不做作的
Pretentious; boastful. Used of speech or manners.
夸大的自负的; 好夸口的。用于谈话或态度
Striving to be modern in appearance or style but lacking taste or refinement; pretentious.
做作地追求现代的力求具有现代样式或外观但不雅观或缺少品味的; 自命不凡的
One who is insincere or pretentious.
伪君子虚伪或自负的人
词形变化:
副词: preten-tiously | 名词: pretentiousness |
a.
1. 矫饰的, 做作的; 炫耀的
2. 自负的; 自命不凡的; 狂妄的
a pretentious person
一个自命不凡的人
pretentious
形容词比较级:more pretentious
形容词最高级:most pretentious
词形变化:
副词: preten-tiously | 名词: pretentiousness |
同义词:
ostentatious | affected | showy | flashy | fancy | aristocratic | hypocritical | theatrical | consequential | boastful | exaggerated | pompous | conceited | hollow | fake |
反义词:
词义辨析:
同义:
a.虚伪的; 外表的
showy
ostentatious
flashy
fancy
affected
同义参见:
hypocritical
theatrical
boastful
aristocratic
consequential
反义参见:
modest
unpretentious
pretentious[pri'tenʃəs; pri:-]adj.1.■自命的,自负的,自大的;骄傲的2.■矫饰的;做作的;虚饰的3.■用力的,使劲的;需要技巧(或才能)的
pretentiouspretentious[priˈtenʃəs]adj.1.■自命不凡的; 自夸[负]的2.■虚伪的, 做作的, 矫饰的3.■用力的, 使劲的, 需要技巧(或才能)的a pretentious manner妄自尊大, 盛气凌人a pretentious speech夸夸其谈的演说
继承用法pretentiouslyadv.pretentiousnessn.
adjective
- attempting to impress by affecting greater importance, talent, culture, etc., than is actually possessed
自命不凡的,炫耀的;做作的
a pretentious literary device.
一种做作的写作手法。
pretentiously
adverb
pretentiousness
noun
语源
- mid 19th cent.: from French prétentieux, from prétention (see pretension)
pretentious
形容词 pretentious:
making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction
intended to attract notice and impress others
同义词:ostentatious
of a display that is tawdry or vulgar
同义词:ostentatious, kitsch
pretentious
■(3) egocentric become reconciled imagines: They are very pretentious oneself, show oneself, be happy to become the center that everybody notices, like to receive the praise of others.
(3)自我中心和好幻想:他们好夸耀自己,显示自己,乐于成为大家注意的中心,喜欢得到别人的赞扬。
■Verse 244 Life is easy for one who is shameless and bold as a crow, who slanders others and is pretentious, aggressive and corrupt.
244无耻与勇若鸟鸦者的生活是容易的,他两舌、虚伪、傲慢与腐败。
■36.Being open-minded and aware of the world around you shows class and sophistication, but avoid seeming pretentious by being modest instead of showing off what you know.
36.头脑开放,关注关于阶层和世故的世界,不要自我炫耀也不要过分谦虚,免得被人误以为你虚伪。
■9 see joke: Two gallus businessman is in pretentious oneself goods.
9看笑话: 两个吊裤带商人在夸耀自己的货。
■pretentious tone and good poetry
“好诗”词风
■“I like to satirise the people who are pretentious and self-important, who think they're on a higher level than everyone else.
“我喜欢以那些自命不凡、妄自尊大的人群作为题材,还有那些自认为比其他人高一等的人。
■How tough a man should be to fight against the pretentious world and flaws of his own.......
一个人要多么强大才能对抗这个伪善的世界和自身的弱点.
■One who speaks his mind and doesn't act all pretentious.
一个懂得表达自我想法的人。而且不伪装。
■a pretentious person
一个自命不凡的人
■Some criticised the album for its avant-garde and electronic elements, which they perceived as pretentious, and for Maniac's vocals, which they perceived as inferior to Dead's and Attila's.
一些人批评专辑中的前卫及电子的元素,显得很矫饰做作;而对于Maniac的唱腔,水准低于Dead及Attila。
■The sight of the hotel itself is enough to crush him: it's a pretentious place with one of those huge empty lobbies in which Englishwomen sit for hours with a blank look.
一看到旅馆他便快垮了,这是一个富丽堂皇的地方,有一个又大又空、英国女人可以呆呆地在里面坐好几个钟头的大厅。
■The more expensive kind of clothing shop is usually a forbidding place. But no one has to muster up courage to enter a less pretentious clothing shop.
一种高档的服装店往往是令人望而却步的,但是当我们走进一家普普通通的不是矫揉造作的普通商店的时候却不必鼓足勇气。
■Even pretentious nineteenth-century urban houses may have some traditional elements associated with them, such as hand-cut scrollwork, wooden decorations that are sometimes called "Carpenter's Gothic".
上述的这些房屋甚至与十九世纪浮华的城市建筑也有着某些传统上的联系,如手雕的涡形装饰、木头装饰,有时它们被称作“木匠的哥德式建筑”。
■Unnecessarily pretentious or vague language.
不必要的自负或模糊的语言
■Not pretentious; unaffected.
不装腔作势的; 不做作的
■Not pretentious;unaffected.
不装腔作势的;不做作的
■However, in everyday life, this kind of terminology is unnecessary and can easily sound pedantic and pretentious.
不过,在日常生活中,这种术语的分类是不必要的,而且可能听起来显得迂腐和自命不凡。
■Both impulses are pretentious and empty.
两种冲动都旨在炫耀,毫无意义。
■the quality of being pretentious (creating a false appearance of great importance or worth)
为显得自己有重要价值而装出一副虚假的样子
■the quality of being pretentious (creating a false appearance of great importance or worth).
为显得自己有重要价值而装出一副虚假的样子。
■But no one has to muster up courage to enter a less pretentious antique shop. The forbidding antique shop is pretentious.
二三两句包含强烈明显的对比。
■He was restless with pretentious rhetoric.
他不尚空谈。
■They just hold firmly the book in pretentious cultural style and regard it as sacred thing as if it were star.
他们只是附庸风雅地死抱著那本书,像崇拜明星似的将之视为圣品。这种本末倒置的人实在太多了。
■"His plays, such as Pretentious Beijingers, have followed this tenet. "
他导演的《北京大爷》等剧就是遵循这样的宗旨。
■He went on, conscious that what he was saying must sound both feeble and pretentious:
他尽管意识到他说的话听起来一定很软弱空洞,还是继续说道:
■He imposed his pretentious books on the public.
他把他写的自认为不错的书强行推销给大众。
■he maintains a pretentious establishment, with plenty of servants;
他拥有一处豪宅,养了很多仆从;
■He is a talented but pretentious writer
他是一个有才华但自命不凡的作家。
■He is a pretentious writer.
他是个自负的作家。
■He is a man given to grand gestures and pretentious statements.
他是个装腔作势夸夸其谈的人。
■He affects a pretentious use of language, ie tries to impress people by using obscure words, etc
他爱卖弄词藻
■He affects a pretentious use of language, ie tries to impress people by using obscure words, etc.
他爱卖弄词藻.
■I find the whole thing remarkably pretentious.
他认为整件事虚伪做作之极。
■What he was saying must sound both feeble and pretentious
他说的话听起来一定很软弱空洞。
■One who is insincere or pretentious.
伪君子虚伪或自负的人
■But no one has to muster up courage to enter a less pretentious antique shop.
但是, 谁也不需要鼓足勇气才敢进不太做作的古董店。
■But despite so many pretentious centuries and over the heads of so many eloquent and persuasive men, I know that is false.
但是,尽管经过了那么多的显赫盛事,尽管我们的先人中不乏能言善辩之才,我还是明白理性结论是错误的。
■However,it's said that the great capacity is unvarnished while the small one is pretentious hence the great pride is usually modest and gentle only the small one reveals a lordly insolent face.
但是,正如大才朴实无华,小才华而不实一样,大骄傲往往谦逊平和,只有小骄傲才露出一副不可一世的傲慢脸相。
■Are you not arrogant and pretentious as a race, perceiving yourselves as the only conscious species on Earth?
作为一个种族,你不自大不狂妄,认为自己是地球上唯一的意识物种吗?
■Did you just see a blond guy with a pretentious accent?
你一个口音作的金发男人么?
■What do you really think of award shows? Are they nothing more than meaningless, pretentious spectacles?
你怎样看待颁奖典礼?是不是很没有意义,完全都是一些虚伪的场景。
■You don't think it's pretentious to be moved by art and beauty.
你觉得为艺术和美所感动并不造作。
■Pretentious smiles serve only to stop rumors.
佯装微笑与快乐来堵别人的口。
■A pretentious or hypocritical show or ceremony.
假装的或虚伪的表演或仪式
■A pretentious or hypocriticalshow or ceremony.
假装的或虚伪的表演或仪式。
■Striving to be modern in appearance or style but lacking taste or refinement; pretentious.
做作地追求现代的力求具有现代样式或外观但不雅观或缺少品味的; 自命不凡的
■Don't be so pretentious.
别那样虚伪。
■up to the horse's age, bragging on the malarkey, pretentious;
到了马给的年岁,就吹牛说大话,自命不凡;
■a pretentious country house; a pretentious fraud; a pretentious scholarly edition
华而不实的乡下小屋;华而不实的假货;华而不实的学术版本
■a pretentious country house; a pretentious fraud; a pretentious scholarly edition.
华而不实的乡下小屋;华而不实的假货;华而不实的学术版本。