Pretentious
[ prɪ'tɛnʃəs ]
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adj. 狂妄的，自命不凡的，自负的;虚伪的，矫饰的，做作的;
💡 词根助记
pre提前+tent延伸+ious形容词后缀→ 自负的；虚伪的
📝 例句
He is a talented but pretentious writer.
他是一个有才华但自命不凡的作家。
Let other people use the more pretentious words.
言过其辞的话让别人说吧。
He was restless with pretentious rhetoric.
他不尚空谈。
What he was saying must sound both feeble and pretentious.
他说的话听起来一定很软弱空洞。
Don't be so pretentious.
别那样虚伪。
🌱 联想助记
pretend 假装，假装自己是大人物
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
-tend-表示“延伸”
常见变体有-tent-、-tens-
📖 牛津释义
pretentious
adj
claiming (esp without justification) merit or importance; pompous or showy 自负的; 自命不凡的; 炫耀的; 自我标榜的
expressed in pretentious language 用狂妄的语言表达的
a pretentious writer, book, style 自我炫耀的作家、 书、 文风.
🔁 扩展释义
*[pri'tenʃәs]a. 自负的, 自命不凡的, 夸耀的
🌿 同词根单词
📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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I can't find that either.
也找不到。
However,in later years there were fierce arguments over land rights and many battles were fought between the settlers and the Maori.
然而后来数年中在移居者与毛利人之间因土地所有权问题产生了激烈的争论，还因此引发了多次战争。
It soon became clear that the straight part of the dance changed when the sun's position changed. If the feeding place was toward the sun, the dancer headed straight upward during the straight part of the wagging dance.
情况很快就弄清了，舞蹈的直线部分是随着太阳位置的变化而变化的。