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"pretentious" 怎么发音

word

/pɹiˈtɛnʃəs/
pri-TEN-shuhs
/pɹɪtˈɛnʃəs/
pri-TEN-shuhs

释义

Trying to appear more important, intelligent, or cultured than you really are, often in a way that is annoying or fake.

IPA 音标

美式英语

/pɹiˈtɛnʃəs/

英式英语

/pɹɪtˈɛnʃəs/

简化发音

美式

pri-TEN-shuhs

英式

pri-TEN-shuhs

语境中听

Her style is a bit pretentious for this simple event.

He sounded pretentious when he talked about his new car.

Many people find that movie too pretentious.

The restaurant tries to be fancy, but it just comes off as pretentious.