pretentious
中文来自 ECDICT
- adj.
- 自负的,自命不凡的,夸耀的
演变路径(由近及远)
- 英语
- 源自 ←法语 prétentieux
- 源自 ←拉丁语 praetēnsus “false or hypocritical profession”
原始词根
原始印欧语 *tend-
词源说明
From French prétentieux, from prétention, from Latin praetēnsus (“false or hypocritical profession”), past participle of praetendō.
Note that pretentious is spelled with a ‘t’, unlike related pretense, pretension. This is due to the French spelling: *-sious does not occur as an English suffix, though -sion and -tion both do.
释义(英文)
形容词 Adjective
- Motivated by an inappropriate, excessive, or unjustified desire to impress others.
- Marked by an unwarranted claim to importance or distinction.
- (obsolete, perhaps incorrect) Marked by pretense