| 词汇 | pseudo-sophistication |
| 释义 | pseudo-sophistication noun[ U ] (also mainly USpseudosophistication)uk /ˌsjuː.dəʊ.səˌfɪs.tɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ us /ˌsuː.doʊ.səˌfɪs.təˈkeɪ.ʃən/ sophistication(= the quality of being intelligent and knowing about culture, fashion, etc. ) that is pretended and not real: The film highlights the contrast between the pseudo-sophistication of the junior high school girls, and the smaller, scruffy boys. Their pseudosophistication seems to hide a desperate ignorance and insecurity. The open fireplace has become a marker of pseudo-sophistication. Sales of liqueurs, once seen as the height of middle-class pseudo-sophistication, have increased. Eventually the average folks took on a certain pseudosophistication and became not-so-average folks. Faking & pretending affect air guitar assume believe bluff someone into something/doing something changeling cry faker false false modesty falsifiable falsify out-bluff pass something off as something phoney phony-baloney play-act professed purport quack You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Experienced Complexity |
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