pretension
UK/pri'tenʃәn/US
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Definitions
n.
A claim to a quality, importance, or status, often undeserved
自命不凡，做作；（无根据的）主张
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedpre- (in front) + tens (stretched form) + -ion (state) = "a front stretched out" — a claim to importance you put forward, usually more than you deserve. Noun cousin of pretend / pretentious.
Root tend still carries 40 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.have pretensions to自命为……
- 2.without pretension毫不做作
- 3.intellectual pretension自命有学识
- 4.social pretension对社会地位的虚荣
Example Sentences
- 1.
The restaurant serves great food without any pretension.
- 2.
He has pretensions to being a serious artist.