单词 pretentious 释义 pretentious, a.|prtns|[ad. F. prtentieux (17th c. in Littr), ad. L. type *prtentis-us, f. prtentin-em pretension: see -ious.]1. Characterized by, or......
单词 pretensious 释义 pretensiousobs. variant of pretentious a.{var l=document.getElementsByTagName("link");var r=/OED4.css$/;for(var i=l.length-1;i>=0;i--)with(l[i].href......
单词 pretent 释义 † pretent, v. Obs.[? ad. L. prtentre, -temptre to search out beforehand, hold before oneself, make a pretext of, freq. of prtendre to pretend.]= preten......
单词 pretentative 释义 † pretentative, a. Obs. rare—1.[f. L. prtent-re to search or try before + -ative; or f. pre- A. 3 + tentative.]Tentative beforehand.1620Wotton in......
单词 pretensiveness 释义 pretensiveness rare.[f. as prec. + -ness.]†a. Pretension (obs.). b. Pretentiousness.1710C. Shadwell Fair Quaker of Deal iii. 35 What Pretensiven......
单词 pretensed 释义 pretenced, pretensed, ppl. a.|-nst|[orig. pretensed, f. L. prtens-us (see pretense a.) + -ed1 2.]1. Put forward in defence or excuse; alleged, asserte......
单词 pretensive 释义 pretensive, a. rare.|prtnsv|Also 7 -cive.[f. late L. prtens-, ppl. stem (see pretensary) + -ive.]1. Characterized by being asserted or pretended to b......
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 me......
单词 pretender 释义 pretender|prtnd(r)|[f. pretend v. + -er1.]One who pretends.†1. One who intends or purposes. Obs. rare.1591Percivall Sp. Dict., Pretensor, a pretender......
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 applie......