n.聲稱；自命；要求；自負；狂妄；炫耀
His social pretensions make him appear ridiculous. 他冒充上流社會人士而出盡洋相。
Readers may find the pretension and arrogance of her style irritating. 讀者可以感覺到她文章中的狂妄自負令人反感。
The play mocks the pretensions of the new middle class. 這出戲諷刺了新中產(chǎn)階級的裝模作樣。
