pretension

US [prɪˈtenʃən]
UK [prɪˈtenʃ(ə)n]
  • n.虚饰；虚夸；自命；声称
  • v.【建】预张
  • Web要求；主张；自负
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pretension
n.
1.
虚饰；虚夸the act of trying to appear more important, intelligent, etc. than you are in order to impress other people
intellectual pretensions
装作有知识
The play mocks the pretensions of the new middle class.
这出戏讽刺了新中产阶级的装模作样。
He spoke without pretension.
他有话直说，不装相。
2.
自命；声称；标榜a claim to be or to do sth
a building with no pretensions to architectural merit
没有刻意表现建筑特色的楼房
The movie makes no pretension to reproduce life.
这部电影并未标榜重现了真实生活。

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Definition:
AllAll,虚饰虚饰,虚夸虚夸,自命自命,声称声称,预张预张,要求要求,主张主张,自负自负
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1.
And I denounce and reprobate this pretension not the less, if put forth on the side of my most solemn convictions.
即使把这种冒认放在我的最严肃的信念这一边，我也仍要不折不扣地非难它和斥责它。
jí shǐ bǎ zhè zhǒng mào rèn fàng zài wǒ de zuì yán sù de xìn niàn zhè yì biān , wǒ yě réng yào bù zhé bú kòu de fēi nàn tā hé chì zé tā 。
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2.
It is arrogant pretension in man to believe that his role in the universe is different from that of other objects.
认为人类在宇宙中扮演的角色与其他事物与众不同，则是一种傲慢的自负。
rèn wéi rén lèi zài yǔ zhòu zhōng bàn yǎn de jué sè yǔ qí tā shì wù yǔ zhòng bù tóng , zé shì yī zhǒng ào màn de zì fù 。
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3.
Never had that pretension here below which is called the right of kings denied to such a point the right from on high.
人们称为王权的这种人间妄念也从没有把上界的权否认到如此程度。
rén men chēng wéi wáng quán de zhè zhǒng rén jiān wàng niàn yě cóng méi yǒu bǎ shàng jiè de quán fǒu rèn dào rú cǐ chéng dù 。
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4.
He had no taste for shame, tack or pretension, and his credo as a professional soldier was unified and concise.
他不喜欢装假、做作，或是八面玲珑，作为职业军人，他的信条是：表里一致，言简意赅。
tā bù xǐ huan zhuāng jiǎ 、 zuò zuo , huò shì bā miàn líng lóng , zuò wéi zhí yè jūn rén , tā de xìn tiáo shì : biǎo lǐ yī zhì , yán jiǎn yì gāi 。
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5.
Through measuring the small ball's ejection and rebound velocity, and the membrane's amplitude, the membrane's pretension can be obtained.
在此过程中通过丈量小球的进射速度，反弹速度，以及膜的振幅，来得到膜材预张力。
zài cǐ guò chéng zhōng tōng guò zhàng liáng xiǎo qiú de jìn shè sù dù , fǎn tán sù dù , yǐ jí mó de zhèn fú , lái dé dào mó cái yù zhāng lì 。
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Readers may find the pretension and arrogance of heR style irritating.
读者可以感觉到她文章中的狂妄自负令人反感。
dú zhě kě yǐ gǎn jué dào tā wén zhāng zhōng de kuáng wàng zì fù lìng rén fǎn gǎn 。
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7.
You'll get a friendly welcome without the pretension that accompanies it in many five-star hotels.
在这里你会感受到真诚的欢迎，而不是像许多五星级酒店给人的傲慢感觉。
zài zhè lǐ nǐ huì gǎn shòu dào zhēn chéng de huān yíng , ér bú shì xiàng xǔ duō wǔ xīng jí jiǔ diàn gěi rén de ào màn gǎn jué 。
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Yet it is precisely in the lack of pretension that the fascination of these Journals rests.
然而这些日记的动人之处恰恰在于不虚饰。
rán ér zhè xiē rì jì de dòng rén zhī chù qià qià zài yú bù xū shì 。
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9.
The only difference I can see between tourists and travellers is a fair whack of pretension.
而我能看到的唯一区别是旅游和旅行者之间的貌似公平的自欺欺人
ér wǒ néng kàn dào de wéi yī qū bié shì lǚ yóu hé lǚ xíng zhě zhī jiān de mào sì gōng píng de zì qī qī rén
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The optimum design for pretensioned structures considering both the pretension force variables and the size variables was discussed.
探讨了以预张力和截面尺寸为设计变量的预张力结构优化设计问题。
tàn tǎo le yǐ yù zhāng lì hé jié miàn chǐ cùn wèi shè jì biàn liàng de yù zhāng lì jié gòu yōu huà shè jì wèn tí 。
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