pretension
n. 自负;要求;主张;借口;骄傲
例句
He spoke without pretension.
他有话直说,不装相。
《牛津词典》
The movie makes no pretension to reproduce life.
这部电影并未标榜重现了真实生活。
The late Vicco von Bülow, alias Loriot, delighted the elite with his mockery of German pretension and stiffness.
已故的维克·冯·布洛,别名洛里奥特,嘲弄德国人的自负和僵硬感来使精英们感到高兴。