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pretension

英 [prɪ'tenʃ(ə)n]美[prɪ'tɛnʃən]
  • n. 自负;要求;主张;借口;骄傲

英英释意


1. a false or unsupportable quality
2. the advancing of a claim;
"his pretension to the crown"
"the town still puts forward pretensions as a famous resort"
3. the quality of being pretentious (creating a false appearance of great importance or worth)
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