mannered
/ˈmænəd/ (bre, ipa) · [mˈænɚd] /ˈmænərd/ (ame, ipa) · [mˈænɚd] /ˈma-nərd/ (ame, mw)
mannered — adjective
- manneredpositive
- more manneredcomparative
- most manneredsuperlative
1. speaking, moving, or behaving in a way that is not natural but is done on purpos
speaking, moving, or behaving in a way that is not natural but is done on purpose to seem impressive
Talia found the actor's mannered way of pausing before every line rather tiring.
mannered + way of doing something
The young pianist's playing felt mannered, full of dramatic pauses meant to impress the judges.
mannered describing an artistic performance
Daichi spoke in a mannered, sing-song voice that made the dinner guests uneasy.
Critics called the novel mannered, with long sentences that seemed written only to sound clever.
Renata's polite smile looked mannered rather than warm, as if she had practised it.
- affected
very close; stresses behaviour put on for effect
- artificial
broader; can describe things as well as behaviour
- stilted
narrower; mainly of speech or writing that feels stiff
- natural
behaving in a relaxed, genuine way
- unaffected
free from any show or pretence
用法筆記
Almost always negative: it suggests the behaviour is fake or showy. Common subjects are speech, acting, writing, or art styles rather than ordinary people.
常見錯誤
2. behaving towards other people in the particular way that is shown by the word pl
behaving towards other people in the particular way that is shown by the word placed in front
Tanvi was raised to be well-mannered, always thanking the bus driver as she stepped off.
well-mannered: combining form pattern
The new student was rather bad-mannered, talking over the teacher and ignoring his classmates.
bad-mannered describing rude behaviour
Ziad is so mild-mannered that he never raises his voice, even when the children are noisy.
Christopher remained gentle-mannered with the patients, speaking softly during every visit.
The hotel praised its staff as courteous and finely mannered toward every guest who arrived.
文法句型
[adverb]-mannered
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: here 'mannered' is neutral and almost always joined to another word (well-, bad-, mild-, gentle-mannered), and the joined word decides whether it is good or bad.