pretentious

adj.自命不凡的；自负的；矫饰的；炫耀的 副词：pretentiously名词：pretentiousness

pretentious双解释义

pretentious

adj.(形容词)

狂妄的，自命不凡的，自负的 claiming (in an unpleasant way) to have importance,artistic value,or social rank that one does not really possess

Adjective

making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction;

"a pretentious country house"
"a pretentious fraud"
"a pretentious scholarly edition"

intended to attract notice and impress others;

"an ostentatious sable coat"

(of a display) tawdry or vulgar

pretentious例句

用作形容词(adj.)

He is a talented but pretentious writer.
他是一个有才华但自命不凡的作家。

That young man is extremely pretentious.
那个年轻人非常自命不凡。

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。

People are so much more pretentious nowadays.
现在的人比以前浮华得多。

pretentious近义词

ostentatious affected showy flashy fancy aristocratic hypocritical theatrical consequential boastful exaggerated pompous conceited hollow fake unpretentious