mannered
/ˈmænəd/ (bre, ipa) · [mˈænɚd] /ˈmænərd/ (ame, ipa) · [mˈænɚd] /ˈma-nərd/ (ame, mw)
mannered — 形容詞
- manneredpositive
- more manneredcomparative
- most manneredsuperlative
1. speaking, moving, or behaving in a way that is not natural but is done on purpos
矯揉做作
言行刻意不自然、為了給人好印象
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.
Talia 覺得那位演員每說一句台詞前都要刻意停頓的做作方式相當累人。
mannered + way of doing something
The young pianist's playing felt mannered, full of dramatic pauses meant to impress the judges.
那位年輕鋼琴家的演奏顯得很做作，滿是為了打動評審而設計的戲劇性停頓。
mannered describing an artistic performance
Daichi spoke in a mannered, sing-song voice that made the dinner guests uneasy.
Daichi 用一種做作、像唱歌般的語調說話，讓晚宴賓客感到不自在。
Critics called the novel mannered, with long sentences that seemed written only to sound clever.
評論家批評這本小說太矯飾，長句似乎只是為了顯得高明而寫。
Renata's polite smile looked mannered rather than warm, as if she had practised it.
Renata 那禮貌的微笑看起來很做作，而非真心，好像是練過的。
- 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
有…禮貌的
舉止屬於前面所指定那一類的
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.
Tanvi 從小被教得很有禮貌，下公車時總會謝謝司機。
well-mannered: combining form pattern
The new student was rather bad-mannered, talking over the teacher and ignoring his classmates.
那位新同學相當沒禮貌，打斷老師說話，也不理會同學。
bad-mannered describing rude behaviour
Ziad is so mild-mannered that he never raises his voice, even when the children are noisy.
Ziad 個性十分溫和，即使孩子們很吵，他也從不提高音量。
Christopher remained gentle-mannered with the patients, speaking softly during every visit.
Christopher 對病患始終態度溫和，每次探視都輕聲細語。
The hotel praised its staff as courteous and finely mannered toward every guest who arrived.
這家飯店稱讚員工對每一位到來的客人都既有禮又進退得宜。
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.