意思：做作；矯揉造作；裝模作樣

英文：affectation

音標(biāo)：[??fek?te???n]

讀音：af-ek-TAY-shun

用法：名詞，可數(shù)可不可數(shù)

1. He spoke with an affectation of elegance and refinement.

他說話時裝出一副優(yōu)雅高貴的樣子。

2. She was tired of his affectations and pretensions.

她厭倦了他的做作和虛偽。

3. His exaggerated accent was an affectation to impress others.

他夸張的口音是為了給別人留下印象而故意做出來的。

4. She put on an affectation of innocence, but we all knew she was guilty.

她裝出一副清純無辜的樣子，但我們都知道她有罪。

5. The actor's affectations were ridiculed by the audience.

觀眾嘲笑這位演員的做作。

同義詞及用法：

1. Pretension: 假裝；虛飾；自命不凡

e.g. His pretensions to wealth were soon exposed as false.

2. Posturing: 裝腔作勢；夸張表現(xiàn)

e.g. The politician's posturing on stage was met with laughter from the crowd.

3. Affectedness: 做作；矯揉造作

e.g. Her affectedness made her seem insincere.

4. Insincerity: 不真誠；虛偽

e.g. His insincerity was evident in his words and actions.

5. Mannerism: 矯揉造作的習(xí)慣動作；特殊風(fēng)格

e.g. The artist's mannerism was evident in all of his paintings.

編輯總結(jié)：

Affectation是指為了給人留下某種印象而故意做出來的假裝或夸張的行為。它通常用來指責(zé)那些矯揉造作、裝模作樣的人，也可以用來表示某種不真誠或虛偽的表現(xiàn)。這個詞在日常生活中經(jīng)常被用來形容那些自命不凡、自我陶醉、愛虛榮的人。因此，我們應(yīng)該避免使用affectation這樣的做作行為，而要保持真實、自然和樸實的態(tài)度。