pretension
/prɪˈtenʃən/noun
1
pretension to
a claim or the assertion of a claim to something要求, 权利要求; 权利：his pretensions to the imperial inheritance
他对继承帝国的要求
mass noun all that we cannot tolerate is pretension to infallibility.我们最不能容忍的是自命永不犯错。
1.1
- （常作pretensions）an aspiration or claim to a certain status or quality抱负, 雄心, 愿望：
another ageing rocker with literary pretensions.
又一个有文学野心的过气摇滚歌手。
2
- mass noun the use of affectation to impress; ostentatiousness矫饰, 造作; 虚荣：
he spoke simply, without pretension.
他话语平实, 不矫揉造作。
词源
late Middle English: from medieval Latin praetensio（n-）, from praetens- 'alleged'， from the verb praetendere （see PRETEND）.