affectation

美 [ˌæfekˈteɪʃn]英 [ˌæfekˈteɪʃn]
  • n.做作;假装;矫揉造作;装模作样

复数: affectations

affectationaffectation

noun

C U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

His little affectations irritated her.

他的装腔作势令她不快。

Kay has no affectation at all.

凯一点也不做作。

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。

affectation

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  • 1
    N-VAR 做作;装腔作势
    If you say that someone's attitude or behaviour is an affectation, you disapprove of the fact that it is not genuine or natural, but is intended to impress other people.

    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。

noun

1
a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
Synonym: mannerism pose affectedness

数据来源:WordNet

  1. 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。

  2. She did so , at any rate , without affectation .

    她这样做至少是毫不矫揉造作。

  3. He raised his eyebrows with an affectation of surprise .

    他扬起双眉装出一副惊奇的样子。

  4. His little affectations irritated her .

    他的装腔作势令她不快。

  5. Kay has no affectation at all .

    凯一点也不做作。

  6. 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。

  7. Her affectations make you sick .

    她那装模作样劲儿真令人作呕。

  8. His official affectations are insufferable .

    他的官架子真让人受不了。

  9. I 've only seen it from Americans who are trying for a British affectation .

    我只在试图模仿英国人的美国人的邮件中看到过这个。

  10. To the wider world , the mankle has often been a source of derision , a signal of affectation - a sign the wearer is making too much of effort , rather than simply getting dressed .

    但是,对更多人来说,“男人味脚踝”常常成为笑柄,是过于造作的标志,表明穿衣人过于努力想表现,而不是简单地把衣服穿好。

  11. Ill Affectation and Countermeasures of the Developing Countries in the WTO

    发展中国家在WTO中的不利地位与对策

  12. You can 't be a successful business man without affectation and lies .

    如果想要成为一个好的商人,就无法脱离做作和谎言。

  13. The Affectation of Harmonic upon the Parallel Capacitor Bank and Countermeasures

    谐波对并联电容器的影响及抑制对策

  14. 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。

  15. 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。

  16. To use them too much for ornament , is affectation ;

    装饰之用过滥,显得矫揉造作;

  17. The acting of the little girl is natural and free from affectations .

    这小孩演得很自然。

  18. affectation The new secretary is sincere and quite without affectation .

    假装那位新秘书很真诚,且相当地不做作。

  19. Human nature involves three states : true feelings , affectation and heartlessness .

    人性无非包括三种境界:真情、矫情、无情。

  20. It 's an affectation picked up from some friends of mine .

    这是我从我的一些朋友那儿无意中学来的一种装腔作势的样子。

  21. He was excited and his film star affectations had disappeared .

    他很兴奋,于是他那种电影明星的矫饰态度不见了。

  22. Affectation of Discharge Power in the Process of Growth Polycrystalline Silicon Film from SiCl_4_H_2

    SiCl4-H2沉积多晶硅薄膜过程中放电功率的影响

  23. She has so many little affectations .

    她有这么多做作的小动作。

  24. Kneading machine , industrial , for food I detest all affectation .

    食品揉捏机,工业用我厌恶一切矫揉造作的行为。

  25. His film star affectations had fallen away .

    他迷恋电影明星的热情已经冷下来了。

  26. Even if there is to do out of affectation .

    即使有,也是矫揉造作做出来的。

  27. The man seemed to avoid them rather than to seek them , but this without any affectation .

    那个人好象是要避开那些行人,而不是想接近他们,但也没有露出故意回避的样子。

  28. The author thinks the affectations of the accounting messages include regularity , illegality and technical means .

    会计信息失真包括规则性失真、违法性失真和技术性失真。

  29. Ive only seen it from Americans who are trying for a British affectation .

    我很少在试图模仿英国人的美国人的邮件中看到这个。

  30. 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。