mannered

adjective
🔊/ˈmænəd/
🔊/ˈmænərd/
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  1. (disapproving) (of behaviour, art, writing, etc.行为、艺术、写作等) trying to impress people by being formal and not natural矫揉造作的;不自然的 synonym affected
    • His prose style is far too mannered and self-conscious.他的散文风格太过举止和自觉。
    • deliberately slow and mannered movements故意缓慢而举止得体的动作
    Topics Literature and writingc2
  2. -mannered
    (in compounds构成复合词) having the type of manners mentioned态度…的;举止…的
    • a bad-mannered child没有礼貌的孩子
    see also ill-mannered, mild-mannered, well mannered