pre·ten·tious
adjective/prɪˈtenʃəs/
/prɪˈtenʃəs/
(disapproving)- trying to appear important, intelligent, etc. in order to impress other people; trying to be something that you are not, in order to impress
炫耀的；虚夸的；自命不凡的 - That's a pretentious name for a dog!
狗叫这个名字真够炫的！ - It was just an ordinary house—nothing pretentious.
那只是一座普通的房子，没有故作特别。 - He's so pretentious!
他太自命不凡了！
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from French prétentieux, from prétention from medieval Latin praetensio(n-), from praetens- ‘alleged’, from the verb praetendere ‘stretch forth, claim’, from prae ‘before’ + tendere ‘stretch’. - That's a pretentious name for a dog!