behaviour or an action that is not natural or sincere and that is often intended to impress other people 假裝；做作；裝模作樣 His little affectations irritated her. 他的裝腔作勢令她不快。 Kay has no affectation at all. 凱一點也不做作。 He raised his eyebrows with an affectation of surprise (= pretending to be surprised). 他揚起雙眉裝出一副驚奇的樣子。 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’.
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affectation noun
⇨ pretension
affectation
Parts of a person's character: a chink in someone's armour, affectation, alter ego...
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