pretentious
/prɪˈtenʃəs/adjective
- attempting to impress by affecting greater importance, talent, culture, etc., than is actually possessed自命不凡的, 炫耀的; 做作的：
a pretentious literary device.
一种做作的写作手法。
派生词
pretentiously
adverbpretentiousness
noun词源
mid 19th cent.: from French prétentieux, from prétention （see PRETENSION）.