preciosity是什么意思_preciosity的用法_词性_词根

双语例句

Francis bacon considers the evils of excess study: laziness affectation and preciosity.

弗朗西斯·培根认为学习上的三大敌人是懒惰，虚伪和造作。

近义词

valuable
affectation

释义

over-refinement in art, music, or language, especially in the choice of words

（艺术、音乐或语言，尤指用词）过分风雅，故作风雅；矫揉造作。

词源

"mid 19th cent.: suggested by French préciosité， a sense derived from Molière's Les Précieuses Ridicules（1659）， a comedy in which ladies frequenting the literary salons of Paris were satirized."