trying to appear important, intelligent, etc. in order to impress other people; trying to be something that you are not, in order to impress 炫耀的；虚夸的；自命不凡的 That's a pretentious name for a dog! 狗叫这个名字真够炫的！ It was just an ordinary house—nothing pretentious. 那只是一座普通的房子，没有故作特别。 He's so pretentious! 他太自命不凡了！
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from French prétentieux, from prétention from medieval Latin praetensio(n-), from praetens- ‘alleged’, from the verb praetendere ‘stretch forth, claim’, from prae ‘before’ + tendere ‘stretch’.
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pretentious adj.
⇨ flashy
pretentious
Words used to describe people or behaviour that is not sincere: insincere, forced, sugary...
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