affectation 详细解释

affectation

[.æfek'teiʃn]

n.假装, 虚饰, 做作

n.[U][C]

1. 做作; 假装

He made an affectation of indifference.

他装出无动于衷的样子。

2. 装模作样; 矫揉造作

The affectations in the way she speaks annoyed me.

她说话时装腔作势的样子惹我恼火。

词形变化

名词: affecter | 动词过去式: affected | 动词过去分词: affected | 动词现在分词: affecting | 动词第三人称单数: affects |

词义辨析

同义:

n.做作, 假装

pretense  fraud  airs  show  performance  act  pose  posture  mannerism  

同义参见:

vanity  air  

英英释义

名词 affectation:

a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display

同义词：mannerism, pose, affectedness

补充

affectationaffectation英:[ˌæfekˈteiʃən] 美:[ˌæfɛkˈteʃən]n.1.假装He speaks with a British accent, but that is just an affectation because he's not British.他说话带有英国口音，但这是装出来的，因为他不是英国人。

例句

1. I wore sunglasses all the time and people thought it was an affectation.我成天戴着墨镜, 人们认为我是在装酷。 2. Lawson writes so well: in plain English, without fuss or affectation.劳森文笔很好：英文通俗易懂, 毫不矫揉造作。 3. affectation of nobility故作高贵 4. the affectation of a man who measures every word for effect.一个字斟句酌男子的矫情做作。 5. [count noun]she called the room her boudoir, which he thought an affectation.她把房间叫做她的闺房，而他觉得那是个矫揉造作的词儿。 6. an affectation of calm.故作镇静。 7. His French accent is just an affectation.他的法国口音是装出来的。 8. speaking without affectation不做作地讲话

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