pretension
n 自负;要求(pre提前+tens+ion→提前摆出→种姿态→自负)
释义2:
pretension
/ prI5tenFEn /
◙ noun1. (pretension to)a claim or the assertion of a claim to something• 要求,权利要求;权利 »his pretensions to the imperial inheritance. 他自命有权继承帝国。 »[mass noun] all that we cannot tolerate is pretension to infallibility. 我们最不能容忍的是自命永不犯错。 [常作 pretensions] an aspiration or claim to a certain status or quality• 抱负,雄心,愿望 »another ageing rocker with literary pretensions. 又一个有文学野心的过气摇滚歌手。2. [mass noun] the use of affectation to impress; ostentatiousness • 矫饰,造作;虚荣 »he spoke simply, without pretension. 他话语平实,不矫揉造作。【语源】
1. late Middle English: from medieval Latin praetensio(n-), from praetens- 'alleged', from the verb praetendere (see pretend )
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