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pretension /pn'tenjn; pn1 ten Jan/ n 1 [C] (often pl) (statement of a) claim: (常用复数)要求; 主张; 权利: He makes no ~s to expert knowledge of the subject. 他未自诩对那问题具有专家的学识。 Has he any ~s to being considered a scholar? 他有被认为是学者的资格吗? She has some social ~s, claims some place in high society. 她自称在上流社会颇有地位。 2 [U] being pretentious. 自负; 骄傲。 |