affectation

/af-ek-tey-shuhn/US // ˌæf ɛkˈteɪ ʃən //UK // (ˌæfɛkˈteɪʃən) //

影响,牵挂,牵制,牵动人心

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : an effort to appear to have a quality not really or fully possessed; the pretense of actual possession: an affectation of interest in art; affectation of great wealth.
- : conspicuous artificiality of manner or appearance; effort to attract notice by pretense, assumption, or any assumed peculiarity.
- : a trait, action, or expression characterized by such artificiality: a man of a thousand affectations.
- : Obsolete. strenuous pursuit, desire, or aspiration.affection; fondness: his affectation of literature.

nounpretended behavior to make an impression

Synonyms

My growing affectation for him aside, Ethan Winters isn’t likely to enter the pantheon of great video game characters.
It is the sort of affectation a bad man might pick up after too many viewings of “The Shining.”
Cringe is only possible in a cultural and political moment like ours, when we have so effectively surrounded ourselves with those who share our affections and affectations.
She finds your old-fashioned affectations sweet, but more than that she craves what you have, the information you have carried in your body for so many decades.
He signed off with a certain affectation, an identifiable term, so I'm not using it here.
What is a distinctive habit or affectation related to the writing process?
What is a distinctive habit or affectation of yours related to writing?
Fashion affectation, though, was lost on Liebling, whose military-issue slacks fit so loosely they flapped in the breeze.
Saturn in your sign will keep things real, refining elements in your make-up that smack of affectation.
And he replied shortly, and with a slight charming affectation of pride: "I did without."
To me the national affectation of piety and holiness resembles a white shirt put on over a dirty skin.
Her affectation of extreme youth was so absurdly ridiculous, that it made her appear older and uglier than she really was.

/af-ek-tey-shuhn/US // ˌæf ɛkˈteɪ ʃən //UK // (ˌæfɛkˈteɪʃən) //

影响,牵挂,牵制,牵动人心

n.名词 noun

1
- : an effort to appear to have a quality not really or fully possessed; the pretense of actual possession: an affectation of interest in art; affectation of great wealth.
- : conspicuous artificiality of manner or appearance; effort to attract notice by pretense, assumption, or any assumed peculiarity.
- : a trait, action, or expression characterized by such artificiality: a man of a thousand affectations.
- : Obsolete. strenuous pursuit, desire, or aspiration.affection; fondness: his affectation of literature.

nounpretended behavior to make an impression

Synonyms

My growing affectation for him aside, Ethan Winters isn’t likely to enter the pantheon of great video game characters.
It is the sort of affectation a bad man might pick up after too many viewings of “The Shining.”
Cringe is only possible in a cultural and political moment like ours, when we have so effectively surrounded ourselves with those who share our affections and affectations.
She finds your old-fashioned affectations sweet, but more than that she craves what you have, the information you have carried in your body for so many decades.
He signed off with a certain affectation, an identifiable term, so I'm not using it here.
What is a distinctive habit or affectation related to the writing process?
What is a distinctive habit or affectation of yours related to writing?
Fashion affectation, though, was lost on Liebling, whose military-issue slacks fit so loosely they flapped in the breeze.
Saturn in your sign will keep things real, refining elements in your make-up that smack of affectation.
And he replied shortly, and with a slight charming affectation of pride: "I did without."
To me the national affectation of piety and holiness resembles a white shirt put on over a dirty skin.
Her affectation of extreme youth was so absurdly ridiculous, that it made her appear older and uglier than she really was.