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

• Affectation is to be always distinguished from hypocrisy, as being the art of counterfeiting those qualities which we might, with innocence and safety, be known to want.
  做作与那些我们怀着天真与安全感接受的伪造才能的艺术的虚伪有着天壤之别。
• 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。
• The man is not humble, but he puts on an affectation of humility.
  这个男人并不谦虚，却装作一副谦虚的样子。
• His manner reeks of falseness and affectation.
  他的举止充满了虚伪和做作。
• 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。
• I am completely disgusted with his rude behaviour and affectation.
  我非常厌恶他的粗野和做作。
• 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。
• To use them too much for ornament, is affectation;
  装饰之用过滥，显得矫揉造作；
• 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。
• His eccentric clothes are just an affectation.
  他衣着古怪是装出来的。