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单词 unpretentious
释义
unpretentious
adjective
approving
uk
/ˌʌn.prɪˈten.ʃəs/us
/ˌʌn.prɪˈten.ʃəs/
simpleand/orsincere; notpretentious:
不矫饰的；低调的，不张扬的
Thefoodisdeliciousand unpretentious.这种食物样子普通，但味道可口。
Synonym
understated
Opposite
pretentiousdisapproving
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(Definition ofunpretentiousfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofunpretentious

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In this harmonically veryunpretentiousmovement the composer achieves genuine poetry through understatement and delicate sculpting, especially of the sinuous line for solo alto.
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Theoryconscious butunpretentious, the composer and researcher musicalised juxtapositions, both stimulating perception and reflecting its sharpness.
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It's just that it seems like a local, small,unpretentioustheatre.
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Instead, throughout his term as minister, he rode in the vehicle used by his predecessor and continued to live in anunpretentioushouse.
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His explorations of the perceptual effects of scale are sometimes jokey, sometimes profound, but always refreshing andunpretentious.
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His advice was simple andunpretentious: don't delegate, treat people with respect, publish till you drop, increase your exposure, be original.
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They may be utterlyunpretentiousor expressively sophisticated.
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This lends the opera anunpretentious, conversational quality, which is complemented by her deceptively simple vocal lines.
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Finally, this book's clear andunpretentiousprose will allow individuals with agoraphobia, as well as their families and friends, to read it and understand it.
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It is not impossible to imagine a real person preparing just such a meal with anunpretentiousbut loving disposition.
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He implements theory that adds meaning to these events in a readable,unpretentiousway that will satisfy a wide range of readers.
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This is an absorbing book, full of lucid,unpretentiousthinking and transparent in its narrative.
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The guidelines areunpretentiousand practical.
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It is perhaps anunpretentiousbut nevertheless a solid and rather charming house, with a potential for a garden.
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It isunpretentiousand it has enormous character.
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