affectation

英[ˌæfek'teɪʃn] 美[ˌæfek'teɪʃn]
  • n. 假装;虚饰;做作
GRE
    n. (名词)
    1. 装模作样,矫揉造作,假装,做作,矫情
    2. 虚饰
    3. 装模作样的言行
    4. 故弄玄虚,炫耀
    5. <废>追求
    6. <废>喜爱

英英释义

Noun:
  1. a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display

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。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Her posh accent is pure affectation.
她的时髦腔调纯粹是矫揉造作.

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. He made an affectation of indifference.
他装出无动于衷的样子.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. 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.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. 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。

来自辞典例句

    用作名词 (n.)
    1. He made an affectation of indifference.
      他装出无动于衷的样子。
    2. This article is written in a simple style, free from any kind of affectation.
      这篇文章语言质朴,毫无矫饰。
    3. I dislike the affectation of her action.
      我不喜欢她做作的行为。

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