pretentious meaning in Chinese
adj.
1.自负的,狂妄的,自命不凡的;自夸的。
2.虚伪的,矫饰的,做作的。
短语和例子
adv.
-ly ,-ness n.
Examples
- He is a talented but pretentious writer .
他是一个有才华但自命不凡的作家。 - Let other people use the more pretentious words .
言过其辞的话让别人说吧。 - The girl was neither affected nor pretentious .
这位姑娘既不虚伪也不做作。 - He was restless with pretentious rhetoric .
他不尚空谈。 - Pretentious literary style does not prevail now .
矫揉造作的文体现在已经不时兴了。