「pretension」在英語詞典中的解釋及翻譯

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「pretension」在英語詞典中的解釋及翻譯

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pretensionnoun

uk /prɪˈten.ʃən/ us /prɪˈten.ʃən/

[ C usually plural ] a claim or belief that you can succeed or that you are important or have serious value:

The Chronicle has pretensions to being a serious newspaper.
The NY Giants' Super Bowl pretensions were dashed when they were beaten last week.

[ U ] also pretentiousness, the act of trying to appear or sound more important or clever than you are

(pretension在劍橋高級學習詞典和同義詞詞典的解釋 ©劍橋大學出版社)

「pretension」在美式英語詞典中的解釋及翻譯

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pretensionnoun [ C/U ]

us /prɪˈten·ʃən/

the appearance of being more important or more serious than there is reason for:

[ U ] Leonard’s paintings have a real freedom from pretension.

A pretension is also a claim or belief that you can succeed or that you are important or have serious value:

[ C usually pl ] He has no pretensions for higher office.

(pretension在劍橋學術詞典的解釋 ©劍橋大學出版社)