affectation
英[ˌæfek'teɪʃn] 美[ˌæfek'teɪʃn]
1.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.
e.g. I wore sunglasses all the time and people thought it was anaffectation...
我成天戴着墨镜,大家都觉得我在装酷。
e.g. Lawson writes so well: in plain English, without fuss oraffectation.
劳森写得很好:英文通俗易懂,朴实无华又不矫揉造作。
1. 做作、虚假:fect-做 | 1)affectation做作、虚假 | 2) affection爱
2. 假装:affect 影响;感动;假装;倾向于 |affectation 假装 | affected area 受影响区
3. 假装,虚饰行为:affect 影响,感动,假装 |affectation 假装,虚饰行为 | affection 爱,情感
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