pretentious
pretentious 英 [prɪˈtenʃəs] 美 [prɪˈtɛnʃəs]
adj. 自命不凡的；炫耀的；做作的
- Use the adjective pretentious as a way to criticize people who try to act like they are more important or knowledgeable than they really are.
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- adj. 自命不凡的；炫耀的；做作的
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1. Many businesspeople, for their part, assume that artists are a bunch of pretentious wastrels.
对于生意场上的人来说，艺术家就是一群自命不凡的废物。
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2. Many feel it's a bit pretentious, but Microsoft really does need to adjust to a world where "look and feel" has become so paramount to computer users.
也许有人觉得它有点自命不凡，但微软确实需要将网站调整为一个让人看了，就感到这是个对计算机使用者至为重要的世界。
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3. Being open-minded and aware of the world around you shows class and sophistication, but avoid seeming pretentious by being modest instead of showing off what you know.
头脑开放，关注关于阶层和世故的世界，不要自我炫耀也不要过分谦虚，免得被人误以为你虚伪。
- pretentious (adj.) 1836, from French prétentieux (17c.), from prétention "pretension," from Medieval Latin pretentionem (nominative pretentio) "pretension," noun of action from past participle stem of Latin praetendere (see pretend (v.)).
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