affectation [,æfek'teiʃən]

n.
假装, 虚饰, 做作

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单词 affectation 网络释义

名词 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。

单词 affectation 其它相关

单词解释
n. 假装,虚饰,做作
n. 1> A show, pretense, or display.
　 2> a. Behavior that is assumed rather than natural; artificiality. b. A particular habit, as of speech or dress, adopted to give a false impression.
相关例句
Her little affectations annoyed me.
　 她装模作样的小动作使我厌烦。
The new secretary is sincere and quite without affectation.
　 那位新秘书很真诚，且相当地不做作。
相关短语
an affectation of kindness 假慈悲; 假惺惺
without affectation 不矫揉做作,坦率地,率直地
单词变化
复数: affectations
同义反义
同义词：inclination, friendliness, partialness, desire, leaning, disposition, solicitude, goodwill, tenderness, vanity, friendship, feeling, tendency, preference, favour, fondness, emotion, propensity, kindness, passion, love, proclivity, predilection, bent, bias, regard, heart, caring, sentiment, liking, proneness, penchant, devotion, warmth, amity, partiality, predisposition, endearment

单词 affectation 其它例句

- Her affectations really annoyed me.
　 她的造作真是惹恼了我
- an air of authority. In the plural, however, it suggests affectation and especially a wish to seem more important than is actually the case:
　 一副有权威的样子。 然而，用于复数时则表示做作，特别是比实际情况更为重要的愿望：
- “His [Arthur Rubinstein's] &I{playing stripped away . . . the affectations and exaggerations that characterized Chopin interpretation before his arrival”} (Michael Kimmelman).
　 “他的 &I{演奏去除了…在其之前代表萧邦演奏特征的做作与夸张”} （迈克尔金迈尔曼）。