"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.