adj.(形容词)

1. 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:

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

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

2. intended to attract notice and impress others;

   "an ostentatious sable coat"
   

3. (of a display) tawdry or vulgar

1.自命不凡的；自负的；矫饰的；炫耀的
If you say that someone or something ispretentious, you mean that they try to seem important or significant, but you do not think that they are.

e.g. His response was full ofpretentious nonsense...
他的答复是一派荒谬的虚夸之词。
e.g. This pub was of a very different type, smaller, lesspretentious.
这个酒吧风格独特，面积不大，比较低调。

pretentiousness
He has a tendency towards pretentiousness.
他总是想表现得自命不凡。

1. 自命不凡的：libel 诽谤 |pretentious 自命不凡的 | contemporary artistic development 当代艺术发展

2. 矫饰,傲慢的：pretend 假装 |pretentious 矫饰,傲慢的 | pretext 藉口

3. pretentious

3. 狂妄的,做作的：3. privileged 特殊的,享受特权的,特许的 | 4.pretentious 狂妄的,做作的 | 5. irrelevant 不相干的,无关的

用作表语S+be+～

1. It sounds a bit pretentious.
   这听上去有些狂妄。

• The pretentious palming off of doggerel..as 'arty' poetry is too much.

  出自：Dylan Thomas

• An immaculate..house, grand enough, but not pretentious.

  出自：J. Steinbeck

That's a pretentious name for a dog!

狗叫这个名字真够炫的！

It was just an ordinary house'u2500nothing pretentious.

那只是一座普通的房子，没有故作特别。

He's so pretentious!

瞧他那副自命不凡的样儿！

His response was full of pretentious nonsense...

他的答复是一派荒谬的虚夸之词。

This pub was of a very different type, smaller, less pretentious.

这个酒吧风格独特，面积不大，比较低调。

The sinister purpose of the reactionary ruling class was covered over with pretentious rhetoric.

反动统治阶级的险恶目的被夸夸其谈的辞藻掩盖着.

He is a talented but pretentious writer.

他是一个有才华但自命不凡的作家.

Although specialized terms can be used, pretentious jargon should be avoided.

虽然专业术语可以被使用, 自抬身价的行话应该被避免.

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.

Shadow : You just stole my words. Those people are so pretentious.

你刚刚说了我想说的话. 那些人太虚伪了.

A pretentious or hypocritical show or ceremony.

假装的或虚伪的表演或仪式.

This quotation illustrated what the British sometimes refers to as ' the pretentious illiteracy of the Americans '.

这段引文为英国人有时说的那种 “ 美国人说话装腔作势 ” 提供了一个生动的例证.

Mindy : Shut up. Who do you think you are? Will Smith? You are a pretentious asshole.

闭嘴. 你以为你是谁 啊 ?威尔史密斯? 你就是一个自以为是的混蛋.

Speaking well of yourself would only make you appear conceited and pretentious.

自夸只会使你显得自负和虚伪.

Both impulses are pretentious and empty.

两种冲动都旨在炫耀,毫无意义.

She looked at her lover with a pretentious pout.

她看着恋人,故作不悦地撅着嘴.

The cottage garden is designed to appear artless, rather than contrived or pretentious.

村舍花园的设计是为了体现质朴, 而不是做作或者虚夸.

The girl was either affected or pretentious.

这位姑娘既不虚伪也不做作.

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.

It'sounds a bit pretentious.

这听上去有些狂妄.

He is a man given to grand gestures and pretentious statements.

他是个装腔作势夸夸其谈的人.

What, they don't go with your tiny portions of pretentious food?

是怎样?他们不够格配你的一丁点份的,自负的食物 吗 ?

Many lowlier mortals regard it as pretentious.

许多地位低等的凡人视其为惺惺作态.

What's the standard time of staring without looking pretentious?

看明白这些的标准时间大概是多久?

Don't be so pretentious.

别那样虚伪.

And I'm learning more now than i ever did in that pretentious art barn!

而且我现在学会的东西比我曾经在那个艺术猪圈里学的多!

I will apologize for my pretentious and condescending behavior.

我将对我的狂妄和盛气凌人的行为道歉.

He is a pretentious writer.

他是个自负的作家.

No one has to muster up courage to enter a less pretentious antique shop.

对于那些并不使人望而生畏的古玩店,人们不必鼓足勇气就可以进去了.