单词 pretension 释义 pretension, n.1|prtnn|Also 7–9 pretention.[app. ad. med.L. prtensio (c 1150 in Thomas Thes. Nov. Lat.), n. of action f. prtendre to pretend, also med.L. prtentio (1100 in Du Cange), F. prtention (in 16th c. rarely pretension, Godef....
单词 pre-tension 释义 ▪ I. pre-tension, n.2|pritnn|[f. pre- A. 2 + tension n.]Tension in an object applied previously or at an early stage of a process, e.g. that applied to the reinforcing steel in the manufacture of prestressed concrete.1936Structural...
单词 pretension 释义 pretension n 1 [C usu pl 通常作复数] ~ (to sth/doing sth) (making of a) claim 声称; 自命; 主张; 要求; 权利 a poet with serious pretensionsto literary greatness 完全有资格称作文学泰斗的诗人 He has/makes no pretensions to being an expe...