mannerism

noun
🔊/ˈmænərɪzəm/
🔊/ˈmænərɪzəm/
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  1. [countable] a particular habit or way of speaking or behaving that somebody has but is not aware of习性;言谈举止
    • nervous/odd/irritating mannerisms紧张的/古怪的/令人不快的习惯
    Extra Examples
    • He has this irritating mannerism of constantly scratching his nose.他老是挠鼻子,这个习惯真让人不舒服。
    • He had been learning the great man's speeches and studying his mannerisms.他一直在学习伟人的演讲并研究他的举止。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • odd
    • irritating
    verb + mannerism
    • have
    • acquire
    • adopt
    preposition
    • mannerism of
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  2. [uncountable] too much use of a particular style in painting or writing(绘画、写作中)过分的独特风格
  3. Mannerism
    [uncountable] a style in 16th century Italian art that did not show things in a natural way but made them look strange or out of their usual shape风格主义,矫饰主义(16 世纪意大利的一种艺术风格,以怪诞、变形的方式表现事物)Topics Artc2