behaviour or an action that is not natural or sincere and that is often intended to impress other people假装；做作；装模作样- His little affectations irritated her.他的装腔作势令她不快。🔊🔊
- Kay has no affectation at all.凯一点也不做作。🔊🔊
- He raised his eyebrows with an affectation of surprise (= pretending to be surprised).他扬起双眉装出一副惊奇的样子。🔊🔊
- He speaks clearly and without affectation.他吐字清晰，不做作。
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin affectatio(n-), from the verb affectare ‘aim at’, frequentative of afficere ‘work on, influence’, from ad- ‘at, to’ + facere ‘do’.