pretension

pretension
noun

(pretension to)a claim or the assertion of a claim to something
要求，权利要求；权利
his pretensions to the imperial inheritance.
他自命有权继承帝国。
[mass noun]all that we cannot tolerate is pretension to infallibility.
我们最不能容忍的是自命永不犯错。
■(常作 pretensions)an aspiration or claim to a certain status or quality
抱负，雄心，愿望
another ageing rocker with literary pretensions.
又一个有文学野心的过气摇滚歌手。
[mass noun]the use of affectation to impress; ostentatiousness
矫饰，造作；虚荣
he spoke simply, without pretension.
他话语平实，不矫揉造作。

语源

late Middle English: from medieval Latin praetensio(n-), from praetens- 'alleged', from the verb praetendere (see pretend)

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