pretentious adjective disapprovinguk /prɪˈten.ʃəs/ us /prɪˈten.ʃəs/ trying to appear or sound more important or clever than you are, especially in matters of art and literature: （尤指在文学艺术方面）炫耀的，矫饰的，自以为是的 a pretentious art critic自以为是的艺术评论家 The novel deals with grand themes, but is never heavy or pretentious.这部小说探讨的是重大主题，但它决不沉闷也不矫饰。 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Affected & insincere affectation affected affectedly archly artificial feyness forced forcedly fustian glib phony-baloney piously ponce ponce about/around posey sugary super-smooth superslick talk the talk ... walk the walkidiom theatricality
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pretentiousnessnoun
pretentious | American Dictionary
pretentious adjective disapprovingus/prɪˈten·ʃəs/ trying to give the appearance of great importance, esp. in a way that is obvious: pretentious restaurants pretentious, silly poetry