affectation
英 [?fek'te??(?)n]
美[,?f?k'te??n]
- n. 做作；矯揉造作；假裝
暢通詞匯GRE
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?affectations;
英文詞源
- affectation (n.)
- "studied display," 1540s, from French affectation (16c.) or directly from Latin affectationem (nominative affectatio) "a striving after, a claiming," noun of action from past participle stem of affectare "to strive for" (see affect (v.2)).
雙語例句
- 1. Lawson writes so well: in plain English, without fuss or affectation.
- 勞森寫得很好：英文通俗易懂，樸實(shí)無華又不矯揉造作。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Her posh accent is pure affectation.
- 她的時(shí)髦腔調(diào)純粹是矯揉造作.
來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 3. He made an affectation of indifference.
- 他裝出無動(dòng)于衷的樣子.
來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 4. He speaks with a British accent, but that is just an affectation because he's not British.
- 他說話帶有英國(guó)口音, 但這是裝出來的,因?yàn)樗皇怯?guó)人.
來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 5. I wore sunglasses all the time and people thought it was an affectation.
- 我成天戴著墨鏡，大家都覺得我在裝酷。
來自辭典例句