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mannered 作表语时常含贬义，指刻意造作。
His writing style is rather mannered.
他的写作风格相当做作。
做作的；矫饰的
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做作的；矫饰的
mannered
His writing style is rather mannered.
他的写作风格相当做作。
指矫揉造作，不是“有礼貌的”（well-mannered）。
具有不自然的矫揉造作
having unnatural mannerisms
His mannered way of speaking made the conversation feel awkward.
他做作的说话方式让谈话显得尴尬。
AI contextual example
The critic disliked the actor's mannered gestures on stage.
评论家不喜欢那位演员在舞台上做作的姿势。
AI contextual example
She found his overly mannered politeness more irritating than sincere.
她觉得他过分做作的礼貌令人恼火，而不是真诚。
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brief, mannered and unlifelike idiom
简短、做作且缺乏生气的习语。
WordNet
mannered 作表语时常含贬义，指刻意造作。
His writing style is rather mannered.
他的写作风格相当做作。
作定语时，可修饰 performance、style、gesture 等名词。
She gave a mannered performance.
她的表演很做作。
Not this
His mannered is very unnatural.
Use this
His manner is very unnatural.
mannered 是形容词，不能作主语；表示“举止、态度”时要用名词 manner。
Not this
He talks very mannered.
Use this
He talks in a very mannered way.
mannered 是形容词，不能修饰动词 talk；表达“以做作的方式说话”要用介词短语 in a ... way 作状语。
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矫饰的风格
Her mannered style of writing makes the novel feel dated.
她矫饰的写作风格让这部小说显得过时。
做作的手势
The actor's mannered gestures distracted the audience from his lines.
那位演员做作的手势让观众无法专注于他的台词。
做作的表演
Critics called her mannered performance unrealistic and stiff.
评论家称她做作的表演不真实且生硬。
矫揉造作的散文
His mannered prose is full of elaborate phrases but says very little.
他矫揉造作的散文充满华丽辞藻，却言之无物。
矫揉造作的礼貌
The host's mannered politeness made guests feel uncomfortable rather than welcome.
主人矫揉造作的礼貌让客人感到不舒服，而不是受欢迎。
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把manner（举止）想成演戏：加了-ed的举止，像排练过一样不自然——做作、矫饰。
语域：formal 常见场景：文学批评、艺术评论、正式写作 该词表示“做作的、矫饰的”，通常用于文学、艺术评论等正式书面语境，口语中较少使用。
与 /ˈmænɚd/ 完全押韵的词很少，如 bannered（/ˈbænɚd/）。slandered 和 answered 与它拼写相似、词尾都读 /ɚd/，但 slandered 中 /n/ 后多出一个 /d/，answered 中 /n/ 后是 /s/，因此都不押韵。manned（/mænd/）是单音节词，没有 /ɚ/；manner（/ˈmænɚ/）则少了词尾的 /d/，注意区分。
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