Affectation
[ [ˌæfek'teiʃən] ]
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n. 假装, 做作, 矫情\\n[医] 矫饰, 矫情
📝 例句
His style is void of affectation.
他的文体没有矫揉造作之嫌。
The way she speaks reeks of affectation.
她说话矫揉造作。
The affectations in the way she speaks annoyed me.
她说话时装腔作势的样子惹我恼火。
She is sincere and quite without affectation.
她为人诚恳,毫不矫揉造作。
She did so, at any rate, without affectation.
她这样做至少是毫不矫揉造作。
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
affectation
n
1 [C, U] (instance of) unnatural behaviour, manner of speaking, etc, intended to impress others 为给人留有印象而作出不自然的样子; 做作
His little affectations irritated her. 他做作的小动作激怒了她.
I detest all affectation. 我厌恶一切矫揉造作的行为.
2 [C] ~ (of sth) pretence; deliberate display (of sth that is not truly felt) 假装; 故意表现（不是真正感觉的事物）
an affectation of interest, indifference, etc 装作有兴趣, 假装不在乎.
🗣️ 情景例句
But I am going to make a headpiece of lace.
但我准备做一个蕾丝头饰。
The leopard cannot change its spots.
江山易改，本性难移。
It seems that man was making a real effort to understand the seasons 20,000 years earlier than has been supposed.
看来人类早就致力于探索四季变迁了，比人们想像的要早20，000年。