social affectations 社交做作
verbal affectations 言语矫饰
mannered affectations 做作举止
cultural affectations 文化上的矫饰
remove affectations 去除做作
without affectations 不做作
1. His speech was full of affectations that annoyed the audience.
他的演讲充满了做作的表现，让观众感到厌烦。
2. She speaks simply, without any affectations.
她说话很朴实，没有任何矫揉造作。
3. The critic disliked the writer’s literary affectations.
评论家不喜欢这位作家的文风矫饰。
4. He tried to remove all affectations from his behavior.
他努力去掉自己行为中的所有做作成分。
A: Why do you think people dislike his affectations?
A：你觉得为什么人们不喜欢他的做作表现？
B: Because they make him seem insincere and unnatural.
B：因为这些让他看起来不真诚、不自然。
1) 指不自然、刻意的行为或表达方式
2) 用于批评社交或语言上的装腔作势
3) 描述为了给人印象而刻意表现的习惯
1. 矫揉造作的行为；做作表现
e.g.
Her speech was free of affectations and very natural.
她的讲话毫不做作，非常自然。
2. 装腔作势的举止或言辞
e.g.
He rejected all the affectations of high society.
他摒弃了上流社会的所有装腔作势。
noun
1. Artificial behaviors or mannerisms that are not natural or sincere, often intended to impress others.
Synonym: pretensions, mannerisms, airs, affectation