affectation

US [ˌæfekˈteɪʃ(ə)n]
UK [.æfek'teɪʃ(ə)n]
  • n.做作；假装；装模作样
  • Web虚假；矫揉造作；假装不在乎
Plural Form：affectations  

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affectation
n.
1.
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
His little affectations irritated her.
他的装腔作势令她不快。
Kay has no affectation at all.
凯一点也不做作。
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。

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1.
Expression of the stage of life can be a little more than an exaggeration, but not too much, gives a sense of affectation.
台上的表情可以比生活中稍为夸张，但不宜过分，给人以做作之感。
tái shàng de biǎo qíng kě yǐ bǐ shēng huó zhōng shāo wéi kuā zhāng , dàn bù yí guò fèn , gěi rén yǐ zuò zuo zhī gǎn 。
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2.
A sort of affectation prevents some Christians from seeking religion, as if its sphere lay among the commonplacesof daily life.
有一些基督徒矫揉造作，不能把信仰的范畴放到日常生活里面去。
yǒu yī xiē jī dū tú jiǎo róu zào zuò , bù néng bǎ xìn yǎng de fàn chóu fàng dào rì cháng shēng huó lǐ miàn qù 。
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3.
She did not know how to answer her mother's shrill, meaningless questions, put with the furious affectation of maternal concern.
她不知怎样回答母亲带着一种极为虚假的母爱向她提出的那些哀哀切切、一点意思也没有的问题。
tā bù zhī zěn yàng huí dá mǔ qīn dài zhe yī zhǒng jí wéi xū jiǎ de mǔ ài xiàng tā tí chū de nà xiē āi āi qiè qiè 、 yì diǎn yì si yě méi yǒu de wèn tí 。
4.
But any one can see that this is a mere form, of which the affectation grows wearisome as the work advances.
人们明白这只不过是一种形式，随着思想的进步这种做作的行为很快就会变得索然无味。
rén men míng bái zhè zhǐ bú guò shì yī zhǒng xíng shì , suí zhe sī xiǎng de jìn bù zhè zhǒng zuò zuo de xíng wéi hěn kuài jiù huì biàn de suǒ rán wú wèi 。
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Business society does not seems as brilliant as it shows. You can't be a successful business man without affectation and lies.
商业社会并不像它所表现出来的那样灿烂辉煌。如果想要成为一个好的商人，就无法脱离做作和谎言。
shāng yè shè huì bìng bù xiàng tā suǒ biǎo xiàn chū lái de nà yàng càn làn huī huáng 。 rú guǒ xiǎng yào chéng wéi yī gè hǎo de shāng rén , jiù wú fǎ tuō lí zuò zuo hé huǎng yán 。
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i expect she ll have to be pushed , said clifford at last , with an affectation of sangfroid.
“我想是要推一推了。”最后克利福假作镇静地说。
" wǒ xiǎng shì yào tuī yī tuī le 。 " zuì hòu kè lì fú jiǎ zuò zhèn jìng de shuō 。
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One of the best temporary cures for pride and affectation is. seasickness: a man who wants to vomit never puts on airs.
对自尊自大与装模作样的最佳应急疗法就是晕船：要呕吐的人是决不摆架子的。
duì zì zūn zì dà yǔ zhuāng mú zuò yàng de zuì jiā yìng jí liáo fǎ jiù shì yūn chuán : yào ǒu tù de rén shì jué bù bǎi jià zǐ de 。
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8.
He made an affectation of indifference.
他装出无动于衷的样子。
tā zhuāng chū wú dòng yú zhōng de yàng zǐ 。
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Superfluous compliments and all affectation of ceremonies are to be avoided, yet where due they are not to be neglected.
在社交礼仪中，要避免虚情假意和过度恭维。但在有必要的场合，也不能对此完全忽略。
zài shè jiāo lǐ yí zhōng , yào bì miǎn xū qíng jiǎ yì hé guò dù gōng wéi 。 dàn zài yǒu bì yào de chǎng hé , yě bù néng duì cǐ wán quán hū lüè 。
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10.
camp: an affectation or appreciation of manners and tastes commonly thought to be artificial, vulgar, or banal .
下流，庸俗，做作：行为或情趣上的矫揉造作，通常被认为是不自然的、粗俗的或平庸的。
xià liú , yōng sú , zuò zuo : xíng wéi huò qíng qù shàng de jiǎo róu zào zuò , tōng cháng bèi rèn wéi shì bù zì rán de 、 cū sú de huò píng yōng de 。
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