Word · Frequency #14642
pretentious
自命不凡的；矫揉造作的；炫耀的
核心释义
指故作高深或过分表现以博取关注
making an exaggerated show of importance or talent to impress others
- 1.
出于不恰当、过度或不合理的炫耀欲望。
Motivated by an inappropriate, excessive, or unjustified desire to impress others.
- 2.
声称或制造(通常不应有的)重要性或区别的外观
making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction
- 3.
表现为无理地自命不凡。
Marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction.
- 4.
旨在引起注意并给他人留下深刻印象
intended to attract notice and impress others
- 5.
(展示)俗气或庸俗
(of a display) tawdry or vulgar
俗艳的；浮华廉价的；出于不恰当、过度或不合理的炫耀欲望。；声称或制造(通常不应有的)重要性或区别的外观；表现为无理地自命不凡。；旨在引起注意并给他人留下深刻印象
用法In use
They laughed at his pretentious attempt to sound intellectual.
用法提示：句中 pretentious 作定语修饰 attempt，表示“装腔作势的、炫耀的”。
The new gallery felt too pretentious for a small town.
用法提示：句中 pretentious 作表语，描述主语给人的“做作、自命不凡”的感觉。
She rarely wears jewelry because most of it looks pretentious to her.
用法提示：句中 pretentious 作表语，表示“招摇的、炫耀的”，用于表达主观评价。
a pretentious country house
a pretentious fraud
a pretentious scholarly edition
be/look/sound pretentious
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- pretentious art
- 矫揉造作的艺术
- The gallery was full of pretentious art that seemed to impress no one.美术馆里满是矫揉造作的艺术，似乎谁也不买账。
- pretentious language
- 浮夸的语言
- His speech was full of pretentious language designed to sound important.他的演讲满是浮夸的语言，目的是让自己听起来很重要。
- pretentious style
- 故作高深的风格
- Critics accused the novel of having a pretentious style.评论家指责这部小说风格故作高深。
- pretentious title
- 浮夸的标题
- The documentary had a pretentious title that promised more than it delivered.这部纪录片的标题很浮夸，承诺的比实际内容多。
- pretentious person
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把 preten 联想成 pretend（假装），tious 像“舍斯”；假装有派头想 impress 别人，就是 pretentious（自命不凡）。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：casual conversation、book and film reviews、formal criticism 该词语域较广，正式和非正式场合都能使用；通常带有批评语气，指某人或某事物故作高深、过分炫耀。多用于评论文章、影评书评，以及日常对人言谈举止的评价。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all end in the same unstressed /ʃəs/ sound, spelled -tious or -cious. Only contentious shares pretentious's full stressed /ɛnʃəs/ ending. Beware spelling lookalikes: pretension is /prɪˈtɛnʃən/ and pretense is /prɪˈtɛns/, neither ending in /ʃəs/.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.