affectation
noun[CorU]
disapprovinguk/ˌæf.ekˈteɪ.ʃən/us/ˌæf.ekˈteɪ.ʃən/behaviourorspeechthat is notsincere:
矫揉造作，做作，装模作样；假装She has so many little affectations.她身上有好多矫揉造作的小毛病。
Hismannerreeksof affectation.他的举止做作至极。
"It doesn'tconcernme," he said withanaffectationofnonchalance.“这不关我的事，”他故作冷漠地说。
Synonyms
mannerism
pose
Affected & insincere
- affected
- affectedly
- archly
- artificial
- artificially
- forced
- fustian
- glib
- glibly
- glibness
- preciously
- preciousness
- precocious
- precociousness
- pretension
- theatrically
- tokenism
- tokenistic
- two-faced
- ultra-slick