pretender
英
[prɪ'tendə(r)]
美
[prɪ'tendər]
- n. 冒充者；觊觎王位者；妄想者
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pretender的英文翻译是什么意思，词典释义与在线翻译：
英英释义
Noun:
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a claimant to the throne or to the office of ruler (usually without just title)
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a person who makes deceitful pretenses
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a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives
pretender的用法和样例：
例句
用作名词 (n.)
- He is a pretender to philosophy.
他是一个冒牌哲学家。 - No one wants to be a great pretender.
没有一个人想要成为一个伟大的伪装者。 - The rebel forces are led by the pretender to the throne.
造反势力是由觊觎王位者领导的。 - A humiliated pretender governed a rump kingdom from Bourges in the south.
饱受羞辱的觊觎王位者在南方的布尔日统治一个残余的王国。
经典引文
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A..laughable pretender, whose periodical attempts to win the throne of France always ended..in ridicule.
出自：Times Literary Supplement
