be + twee
The decoration was too twee for my liking.
这装饰太过矫饰,不合我口味。
做作的;过分矫饰的
矫揉造作的;故作精致的;矫饰的;过分艳丽的
矫揉造作的;故作精致的
affectedly dainty or refined
The café's twee decorations made it feel more like a dollhouse than a place to eat.
这家咖啡馆做作的装饰让它感觉更像玩偶之家,而不是吃饭的地方。
用法提示:twee 在此作形容词,表示装饰过分精致、显得做作。
She found his twee compliments insincere and a little annoying.
她觉得他那些做作的恭维话很不真诚,还有点烦人。
用法提示:twee 修饰 compliments,指恭维话过于矫饰,显得不真诚。
The film's twee ending disappointed critics who wanted something more realistic.
这部电影做作的结局令那些希望更现实的影评人失望。
用法提示:twee 作定语修饰 ending,表示结局过于甜美矫情。
The decoration was too twee for my liking.
这装饰太过矫饰,不合我口味。
She found the cottage twee and quaint.
她觉得这小屋矫饰而古雅。
It's a twee little café with floral wallpaper.
这是一家贴满花卉壁纸的矫饰小咖啡馆。
常用于批评过分精致或甜腻的风格。
The film's sentimentality was just too twee.
这部电影的多愁善感太过矫揉造作。
twee 带有矫饰、做作的负面含义,而 dainty 通常为中性或褒义,指精致可爱。
twee 和 cutesy 都含贬义,但 twee 更强调过度精致和做作,cutesy 则偏重过于孩子气或刻意可爱。
twee 指事物本身过分艳丽做作,而 precious 形容人的举止或言语矫揉造作。
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