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pretension
- IPA[prɪˈtɛnʃn]
英式
- a claim or assertion of a claim to something;a claim or aspiration to a particular quality
noun: pretension, plural noun: pretensions
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. a claim or assertion of a claim to something his pretensions to the imperial inheritance all that we cannot tolerate is pretension to infallibility 同義詞
- ▪ a claim or aspiration to a particular quality another ageing rocker with literary pretensions
- 2. the use of affectation to impress; pretentiousness he spoke simply, without pretension 同義詞
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- IPA[prēˈten(t)SH(ə)n]
美式
- a claim or assertion of a claim to something: we cannot tolerate pretension to infallibility their pretensions to culture
Oxford American Dictionary
- IPA[prēˈten(t)SH(ə)n]
美式
- apply tension to (an object) during manufacture or prior to some other process: the safety system pretensions the seat belts
Oxford American Dictionary
- IPA[prɪˈtɛnʃn]
英式
- apply tension to (an object) during manufacture or prior to some other process: the safety system pretensions the seat belts
Oxford Dictionary