| 词汇 | unpretentious |
| 释义 | unpretentious adjective approvinguk /ˌʌn.prɪˈten.ʃəs/ us /ˌʌn.prɪˈten.ʃəs/ simple and/or sincere; not pretentious: 不矫饰的;低调的，不张扬的 The food is delicious and unpretentious.这种食物样子普通，但味道可口。 Synonym understated Opposite pretentiousdisapproving Honesty, openness & sincerity above board anti-corruption artless artlessly artlessness earnest honestly in in all honesty/seriousness/truthfulnessidiom in good faithidiom integrity joking apart/asideidiom sincerely squeaky-clean stainless straight arrowidiom straight upidiom the straight and narrowidiom transparency upright Examples of unpretentiousunpretentious In this harmonically very unpretentious movement the composer achieves genuine poetry through understatement and delicate sculpting, especially of the sinuous line for solo alto. Theoryconscious but unpretentious, the composer and researcher musicalised juxtapositions, both stimulating perception and reflecting its sharpness. It's just that it seems like a local, small, unpretentious theatre. Instead, throughout his term as minister, he rode in the vehicle used by his predecessor and continued to live in an unpretentious house. His explorations of the perceptual effects of scale are sometimes jokey, sometimes profound, but always refreshing and unpretentious. His advice was simple and unpretentious: don't delegate, treat people with respect, publish till you drop, increase your exposure, be original. They may be utterly unpretentious or expressively sophisticated. This lends the opera an unpretentious, conversational quality, which is complemented by her deceptively simple vocal lines. Finally, this book's clear and unpretentious prose will allow individuals with agoraphobia, as well as their families and friends, to read it and understand it. It is not impossible to imagine a real person preparing just such a meal with an unpretentious but loving disposition. He implements theory that adds meaning to these events in a readable, unpretentious way that will satisfy a wide range of readers. This is an absorbing book, full of lucid, unpretentious thinking and transparent in its narrative. The guidelines are unpretentious and practical. It is perhaps an unpretentious but nevertheless a solid and rather charming house, with a potential for a garden. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is unpretentious and it has enormous character. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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