affectation
[ˌæfɛkˈteʃən]
n.
假装;
装模作样;
装模作样的言行;
矫情;
例句:
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A crocodile affectation of clemency.
来自G. S. Faber
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Lawson writes so well: in plain English, without fuss or affectation.
劳森写得很好：英文通俗易懂，朴实无华又不矫揉造作。
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Her posh accent is pure affectation.
她的时髦腔调纯粹是矫揉造作.
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He made an affectation of indifference.
他装出无动于衷的样子.
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Compassion is a private virtue but a lethal political affectation.
来自THETIMES
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It might be a nervous affectation or a show of ostentation.
来自THETIMES