affected

1 of 2

af·fect·ed ə-ˈfek-təd How to pronounce affected (audio)

past tense and past participle of affect entry 1

or of affect entry 2

affected

2 of 2

adjective

: having or showing an attitude or mode of behavior that is not natural or genuinely felt : given to or marked by affectation

spoke in an affected manner

: assumed artificially or falsely : pretended

an affected interest in art

: inclined, disposed

was well affected toward her

affectedly adverb

affectedness noun

Example Sentences

Adjective Leinart laughs with his friends about the parallels with his favorite TV show, but he's sensitive about the perception that he's an affected socialite.

Michael Silver, Sports Illustrated, 23 July 2007 … he accused the literary establishment of eschewing good clean writing and advancing affected, artsy prose instead.

Judith Shulevitz, New York Times Book Review, 9 Sept. 2001 Without this fraught boundary between old money and new, between inherited and affected tastes, some of our greatest writers would have had to find something else to write about.

E. B. Harper, Civilization, June/July 2000 With a workmanlike thoroughness, they alter their diction and mannerisms for each new role—for example, Kidman drops her voice at least half an octave and adopts a suitably tailored upper-class accent to portray an affected starlet who carries a teddy bear to surreptitious trysts.

Celia Wren, Commonweal, 26 Feb. 1999 affected laughter at the boss's jokes with her pinkie extended, the four-year-old held her tiny teacup in that affected manner that some women have See More

单词	affectedly
释义	affected 1 of 2 af·fect·ed ə-ˈfek-təd a- past tense and past participle of affect entry 1 or of affect entry 2 affected 2 of 2 adjective 1 a : having or showing an attitude or mode of behavior that is not natural or genuinely felt : given to or marked by affectation spoke in an affected manner b : assumed artificially or falsely : pretended an affected interest in art 2 : inclined, disposed was well affected toward her affectedly adverb affectedness noun Synonyms Adjective artificial assumed bogus contrived factitious fake false feigned forced mechanical mock phony phoney plastic pretended pseudo put-on sham simulated spurious strained unnatural See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Adjective Leinart laughs with his friends about the parallels with his favorite TV show, but he's sensitive about the perception that he's an affected socialite. Michael Silver, Sports Illustrated, 23 July 2007 … he accused the literary establishment of eschewing good clean writing and advancing affected, artsy prose instead. Judith Shulevitz, New York Times Book Review, 9 Sept. 2001 Without this fraught boundary between old money and new, between inherited and affected tastes, some of our greatest writers would have had to find something else to write about. E. B. Harper, Civilization, June/July 2000 With a workmanlike thoroughness, they alter their diction and mannerisms for each new role—for example, Kidman drops her voice at least half an octave and adopts a suitably tailored upper-class accent to portray an affected starlet who carries a teddy bear to surreptitious trysts. Celia Wren, Commonweal, 26 Feb. 1999 affected laughter at the boss's jokes with her pinkie extended, the four-year-old held her tiny teacup in that affected manner that some women have See More Word History Etymology Adjective from past participle of affect entry 2 First Known Use Adjective circa 1553, in the meaning defined at sense 2 Phrases Containing affected self-affected self-affected Kids Definition affected adjective af·fect·ed ə-ˈfek-təd : not natural or genuine affected manners affectedly adverb as in pretentiously Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance pretentiously insincerely unnaturally hypocritically artificially deceptively artfully falsely archly slyly deceitfully sharply slily shiftily cannily unctuously insidiously underhandedly furtively craftily cunningly dishonestly flatteringly calculatingly sycophantically deviously slickly underhanded underhand Antonyms & Near Antonyms unaffectedly naturally innocently ingenuously sincerely naively naïvely artlessly guilelessly simply genuinely unpretentiously unfeignedly honestly truly openly freely openheartedly See More
随便看	andesite andesites andesitic andesses andesytes let the cat out of the bag let the cat out of the bag (about) let the cat out of the bag about let the chips fall where they may let the dust settle let the grass grow under one's feet let the side down let things slide let up let up (on) let up on let well alone let well enough alone let's let's be honest let's face it let's get one thing perfectly clear let's go let's roll let's see

affected

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