unaffectedness
unaffectedness — 名詞
1. the quality of behaving in a way that is natural and sincere, without trying to
自然不做作
態度真誠自然、不矯揉造作的品質
the quality of behaving in a way that is natural and sincere, without trying to impress others or disguise what you really think and feel
The new teacher's unaffectedness put the nervous children at ease immediately.
新老師自然不做作的態度，立刻讓緊張的孩子們放鬆下來。
collocation: put [someone] at ease through unaffectedness
The elderly carpenter spoke about a difficult childhood with complete unaffectedness.
那位老木匠以完全自然不做作的態度，談起自己艱難的童年。
collocation: with complete unaffectedness
The young diplomat's unaffectedness at the formal dinner surprised everyone.
那位年輕外交官在正式晚宴上自然不做作的表現，讓所有人驚訝。
Voters trusted the candidate because of her natural unaffectedness on camera.
選民信任那位候選人，因為她在鏡頭前展現出自然不做作的一面。
There was a refreshing unaffectedness in the way the children greeted the visitors.
孩子們迎接訪客時的自然不做作，令人耳目一新。
- naturalness
broader term that can describe anything in the natural world; unaffectedness is specific to human behaviour
- sincerity
focuses on honesty and truthfulness; unaffectedness adds the idea of not performing for others
- genuineness
emphasises being real rather than fake; unaffectedness stresses the absence of conscious self-presentation
- spontaneity
describes acting on impulse in the moment; unaffectedness describes a steady, consistent trait
- affectation
behaviour designed to impress others — the closest opposite
- pretense
falsely claiming a quality or feeling one does not really have
- artificiality
a lack of naturalness that feels calculated or manufactured
用法筆記
This is a rare, formal noun used mainly in writing. In everyday conversation, people more often say that someone is 'genuine,' 'natural,' or 'down-to-earth' rather than using the noun 'unaffectedness.'