affectation
معنی فارسی
وانمود تظاهر ظاهر سازي بخود بستگي ناز استغنا تکبر
معنی کامل و مثالها
/af´ek tā´shǝn/n.
● وانمود، تظاهر، ریا
an affectation of friendship
تظاهر به دوستی
● تکلف، تصنع، رفتار مصنوعی (برای جلب توجه)، ادا و اطوار، قر و غمزه، ژست
ریشه و کاربرد
Behavior, speech, or writing that is artificial and designed to impress.
ریشه
From Latin 'affectationem' meaning 'a striving after, a claiming'.
مثال
- His French accent is just an affectation.
- She called out his affectation and pretentiousness.
- His affectation of superiority annoys his coworkers.
ترکیبهای رایج
Affectation of superiority Affectation of knowledge Affectation of interest Affectation of concern Affectation of innocence
مترادفها
noun
Pretension, airs, affectedness, mannerism, assumed manners, affected manner, pretence, false pretence, artificiality, unnaturalness, stiffness, finical air, mincingness, foppery.