Wordiyopretentious
🇬🇧 UK/pri'tenʃәs/🇺🇸 US
IELTSTOEFLGREC2
Definitions
adj.
Trying to appear more important, intelligent, or cultured than one really is; ostentatious.
自命不凡的，装腔作势的，夸耀的
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.come across as pretentious给人装腔作势的印象
- 2.pretentious nonsense矫揉造作的废话
- 3.[pretentious attitude]自命不凡的态度
- 4.sound pretentious听起来自命清高
Example Sentences
- 1.
The film was so pretentious that most audiences found it unwatchable.
- 2.
He came across as pretentious, dropping famous names into every conversation.
- 3.
The restaurant's pretentious menu descriptions couldn't disguise the mediocre food.