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affectation

英 [æfek'teɪʃ(ə)n] 美[,æfɛk'teʃən]

英英释义实用场景例句

近义词pretense pose fraud act show mannerism performance posture

n. 做作；矫揉造作；假装

GRE畅通词汇

词态变化

复数: affectations;

英文词源

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)).

双语例句

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

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

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.

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。