a claim or belief that you can succeed or that you are important or have serious value
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例句
1. I make no pretension to skill as an artist, but I enjoy painting. 我并不自命有画家的技巧,但我喜欢绘画。 2. His action is a satire on his boastful pretension. 他的行动是对他自我卖弄的一个讽刺。