behaviour, speech, or writing that is artificial and designed to impress
做作的行为(或演说、写作)
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the affectation of a man who measures every word for effect 一个字斟句酌男子的矫情做作
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she called the room her boudoir ,which he thought an affectation .她把房间叫做她的闺房,而他觉得那是个矫揉造作的词儿。
[count noun]a studied display of real or pretended feeling
(真情或假意的)刻意表现
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an affectation of calm .故作镇静。
"mid 16th cent.: from Latin