许多地位低等的凡人视其为惺惺作态。

Many lowlier mortals regard it as pretentious.

我鄙夷那些为了让人感念，在临终之际不忘惺惺作态一番的人。

I despise people who on their deathbed master themselves and adopt a pose in order to impress.

它也再次对这可能会是不可一世的惺惺作态之举(overbearingly self - serious)，引入急需的轻率。

It also reintroduces much-needed levity to an act that can be overbearingly self-serious.