pretentious

UKpritenʃəs USprı'tenʃəs

معنی فارسی

پر مدعا صاحب ادعازياد لاف زن خودنما خود فروش مقرون بادعاي زياد

/prē ten´shǝs/adj.

● پر مدعا، متظاهر، وانمودکننده، پرباد و فیس، خودنما، اهل به رخ دیگران کشیدن، سالوس، ریاکار

a pretentious fraud who has attached himself to poets and artists

شیاد متظاهری که خود را به شعرا و هنرمندان چسبانده است

● (به طور متظاهرانه) با شکوه، ظاهر فریب، پرزرق و برق

a pretentious house

یک خانه‌ی ظاهر فریب

● از خود راضی

ریشه

From the verb 'pretend' + the suffix '-ious'.

مثال

He was known for his pretentious manner of speaking, using big words unnecessarily.
She wore pretentious designer clothes to try to fit in with the wealthy crowd.
The pretentious art exhibit was filled with obscure and inaccessible pieces.

ترکیب‌های رایج

Pretentious behavior Pretentious language Pretentious art Pretentious attitude

adjective

making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction “a pretentious country house” “a pretentious fraud” “a pretentious scholarly edition”
intended to attract notice and impress others “an ostentatious sable coat”
(of a display) tawdry or vulgar

adjective
[Recent.] Assuming, presuming, conceited, vain, priggish.