pretension

名词 pretension:

1. a false or unsupportable quality
   同义词：pretense, pretence
2. the advancing of a claim
3. the quality of being pretentious (behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of great importance or worth)
   同义词：pretentiousness, largeness

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 social pretensions make him appear ridiculous.
   他冒充上流社会人士而出尽洋相。
3. He has no pretensions to being an expert on the subject.
   他并不以这方面专家自居。