pretender
英 [prɪˈtendə(r)] 美 [prɪˈtɛndɚ]

n.

觊觎高位者；冒牌学者；

变形

复数：pretenders

英英释义

pretender[ pri'tendə, pri:- ]

• n.
  • a claimant to the throne or to the office of ruler (usually without just title)
  • a person who makes deceitful pretenses

    同义词：imposterimpostorfakefakerfraudshamshammerpseudopseudrole player

  • 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

    同义词：hypocritedissemblerdissimulatorphonyphoney

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. He is a pretender to philosophy.
   他是一个冒牌哲学家。
2. 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。
3. 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。
4. 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。

权威例句

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