Pretentious
[ prɪ'tɛnʃəs ]
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adj. 狂妄的，自命不凡的，自负的;虚伪的，矫饰的，做作的;
💡 词根助记
pre提前+tent延伸+ious形容词后缀→ 自负的；虚伪的
📝 例句
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。
He was restless with pretentious rhetoric.
他不尚空谈。
What he was saying must sound both feeble and pretentious.
他说的话听起来一定很软弱空洞。
Don't be so pretentious.
别那样虚伪。
🌱 联想助记
pretend 假装，假装自己是大人物
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
-tend-表示“延伸”
常见变体有-tent-、-tens-
📖 牛津释义
pretentious
adj
claiming (esp without justification) merit or importance; pompous or showy 自负的; 自命不凡的; 炫耀的; 自我标榜的
expressed in pretentious language 用狂妄的语言表达的
a pretentious writer, book, style 自我炫耀的作家、 书、 文风.
🔁 扩展释义
*[pri'tenʃәs]a. 自负的, 自命不凡的, 夸耀的
🌿 同词根单词
📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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A few minutes later
几分钟后
What about heart? Heart is what makes you love other people. You can love your friend, even though you don't agree with everything she or he says. So when you listen to someone, you should listen with complete attention, and with complete respect for
那么“心”字的意思是什么呢？“心”是指对别人的爱心。你能爱你的朋友，即使你并不同意他们所说的每一件事情。因此，当你听某人说话时，你要一心一意地听，对别人完全尊重。
He marked all the bees that came to the nearby feeding place blue, and all the bees that went to the faraway place were marked red.
他把所有飞来近处喂食点的蜜蜂标上蓝色，飞往远处喂食点的蜜蜂标上红色。