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pretentiously

/prɪˈten.ʃəs.li/

翻译: 副词,形容行为或风格刻意做作,试图显得比实际更重要、更聪明或更有文化,常含夸大或虚假的意味。

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词语关系

adverb

/prɪˈten.ʃəs.li/C1formal
  • zh副词,形容行为或风格刻意做作,试图显得比实际更重要、更聪明或更有文化,常含夸大或虚假的意味。

An adverb describing behavior or style that is characterized by an attempt to impress others by appearing more important, intelligent, or cultured than one actually is. It often implies a sense of exaggerated or false grandeur.

  1. In a showy or affected mannerC1formal

    In a way that tries to appear more important, intelligent, or cultured than is actually the case.

    zh矫揉造作地

    • He spoke pretentiously about his art collection.
    • She dressed pretentiously for the casual dinner party.
    • The restaurant was decorated pretentiously with gold leaf and velvet.

    同义词affectedlybombasticallygrandioselyostentatiouslypompouslyshowilytheatrically

    反义词humblymodestlyplainly

词形
  • more pretentiously comparative form
  • most pretentiously superlative form
Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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