拆分联想
将单词拆分为 'pre-ten-tious-ness':想象一个人在考试前(pre)吹嘘自己十项全能(ten),还摆出一副(tious)高人一等的姿态(ness),这种做作的样子就是 'pretentiousness'。
His pretentiousness was obvious when he insisted on pronouncing French words with an exaggerated accent. (他坚持用夸张的口音读法语单词时,那种装腔作势的样子显而易见。)