Pretension



GRE Barron TOEFL

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 自命不凡
• ［英］ n. 自命不凡 ( an aspiration or intention that may not reach fulfillment)
• ［例］ I make no pretensions to skill as an artist, but I enjoy painting.

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Date: 15th century
• 1. an allegation of doubtful value ; pretext
• 2. a claim or an effort to establish a claim
• 3. a claim or right to attention or honor because of merit
• 4. an aspiration or intention that may or may not reach fulfillment <has serious literary pretensions>
• 5. vanity, pretentiousness
• Synonyms: see ambition
• ? pretensionless adjective

II. transitive verb

• Etymology: pre- + ［sup］2［/sup］tension
• Date: 1937
• prestress

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