名詞 pretension:

1. a false or unsupportable quality
   同義詞：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)
   同義詞：pretentiousness, largeness

1. I make no pretension to skill as an artist, but I enjoy painting.
   我并不自命有畫家的技巧，但我喜歡繪畫。
2. His social pretensions make him appear ridiculous.
   他冒充上流社會人士而出盡洋相。
3. He has no pretensions to being an expert on the subject.
   他并不以這方面專家自居。

pre.ten.sion

n.（名詞）
A specious allegation; a pretext.
借口：似是而非的辯稱；借口，托詞
A claim to something, such as a privilege or right.See Synonyms at claim
要求擁有某件東西，如特權(quán)或權(quán)利參見 claim
The advancing of a claim.
要求的提出
Ostentatious display; pretentiousness.
炫耀地顯示；做作，夸耀