affectation contrivance theatricals histrionics preciosity try to deceive by covering up one´s real purpose behave in an affected way done for effect extremely unnatural and affected
He criticized them for dressing outrageously and posing pretentiously.
他批评她们衣着暴露而且矫揉造作。
—— 柯林斯例句Her wide-eyed innocence soon exposes the pretensions of the art world.
她的天真烂漫很快就暴露了艺术界的矫揉造作。
—— 柯林斯例句The programme seemed false and sugary, and the characters smug.
这个节目看起来矫揉造作,而其中的人物还自我感觉良好。
—— 柯林斯例句Lawson writes so well: in plain English, without fuss or affectation.
劳森写得很好:英文通俗易懂,朴实无华又不矫揉造作。
—— 柯林斯例句The voice was patronizing and affected, the accent artificial.
声音拿腔拿调的,听上去矫揉造作。
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