n.自称( pretension的名词复数 );自命不凡;要求;权力;
例句:
The city has unrealistic pretensions to world-class status.
这个城市不切实际地标榜自己为国际都市。
He makes no pretensions to skill.
他并不自以为有技能。
His pretensions to judge upon such matters filled her with scorn.
他对这类事物装模作样的评判使她反感.