affectation

英 [ˌæfekˈteɪʃn]

美 [ˌæfekˈteɪʃn]

n.  假装; 做作; 装模作样

复数：affectations　

GRE医学

BNC.22237 / COCA.23010

牛津词典

noun

• 假装；做作；装模作样
  behaviour or an action that is not natural or sincere and that is often intended to impress other people
  1. His little affectations irritated her.
     他的装腔作势令她不快。
  2. Kay has no affectation at all.
     凯一点也不做作。
  3. He raised his eyebrows with an affectation of surprise (= pretending to be surprised) .
     他扬起双眉装出一副惊奇的样子。

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 做作；装腔作势
  If you say that someone's attitude or behaviour is anaffectation, you disapprove of the fact that it is not genuine or natural, but is intended to impress other people.
  1. I wore sunglasses all the time and people thought it was an affectation...
     我成天戴着墨镜，大家都觉得我在装酷。
  2. Lawson writes so well: in plain English, without fuss or affectation.
     劳森写得很好：英文通俗易懂，朴实无华又不矫揉造作。

英英释义

noun

• a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
  Synonym:mannerismposeaffectedness

双语例句

• Personal letters written in a professional capacity today have adapted this affectation.
  今天，涉及职业能力的私人信件采纳了这种习惯。
• Her love of jazz was just an affectation.
  她对爵士乐的喜爱不过是装模作样而已。
• Earnest affectation is anyhow better than frivolous silliness.
  认真的矫情也比轻佻的愚蠢来得好些。
• A man of affectation is not amiable though his face teems with smile.
  真正亲爱的人，不笑也使人觉得和善。
• To use them too much for ornament, is affectation;
  装饰之用过滥，显得矫揉造作；
• Even if there is to do out of affectation.
  即使有，也是矫揉造作做出来的。
• What I advise him to do is ( to) write without affectation.
  我建议他做的就是不矫揉造作地写作。
• I am completely disgusted with his rude behaviour and affectation.
  我非常厌恶他的粗野和做作。
• Affectation is inevitably the mark of one not sure of himself.
  矫揉造作不可避免的会暴露不能肯定自己的人。
• The amateur singer is reluctant to cheat the audience by lip-synching with a false display of affectation.
  这位业余歌手不愿意以虚情假意去假唱糊弄听众。