1836, from French prétentieux (17c.), from prétention "pretension," from Medieval Latin pretentionem (nominative pretentio) "pretension," noun of action from past participle stem of Latin praetendere (see pretend (v.)).
例文
1. This pub was of a very different type,smaller,less pretentious .
このバーは独特のスタイルで、面積が大きくなく、控えめです。
2.That 's a pretentious name for a dog!
犬の名前はかっこいいですね!
3.It 'sounds a bit pretentious .
これは少し生意気に聞こえる。
4.Stripped of their pretentious verbiage,his statements come dangerously close to inviting racial hatred.