Affectation
[ [ˌæfek'teiʃən] ]
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n. 假装, 做作, 矫情\\n[医] 矫饰, 矫情
📝 例句
His style is void of affectation.
他的文体没有矫揉造作之嫌。
The way she speaks reeks of affectation.
她说话矫揉造作。
The affectations in the way she speaks annoyed me.
她说话时装腔作势的样子惹我恼火。
She is sincere and quite without affectation.
她为人诚恳,毫不矫揉造作。
She did so, at any rate, without affectation.
她这样做至少是毫不矫揉造作。
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
affectation
n
1 [C, U] (instance of) unnatural behaviour, manner of speaking, etc, intended to impress others 为给人留有印象而作出不自然的样子; 做作
His little affectations irritated her. 他做作的小动作激怒了她.
I detest all affectation. 我厌恶一切矫揉造作的行为.
2 [C] ~ (of sth) pretence; deliberate display (of sth that is not truly felt) 假装; 故意表现（不是真正感觉的事物）
an affectation of interest, indifference, etc 装作有兴趣, 假装不在乎.
🗣️ 情景例句
She takes her exams next week, so she's burning the midnight oil.
她下周要考试，所以在开夜车。
Excuse me for being late.
对不起我迟到了。
Only the Earth provides ideal conditions, and even here it has taken more than four billion years for plant and animal life to evolve.
只有地球提供理想的条件，而即使在这里，植物和动物的进化也用了40亿年的时间。