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manner/ˈmænə/n. 1 a way a thing is done or happens 方法;做法 always dresses in that manner 总是那种装束 2 (in pl. 用复数)a social behaviour 举止;风度 it is bad manners to stare 盯着看人是不雅的 b polite or well-bred behaviour 礼貌;规矩 he has no manners 他没有礼貌 c modes of life; conditions of society 生活方式;风俗 3 a person's outward bearing, way of speaking, etc. 外表举止;(说话等的)姿态 has an imperious manner 带有傲慢的姿态 4a a style in literature, art, etc. (文学、艺术等的)风格;手法 in the manner of Rembrandt 有伦勃朗风格的 b = MANNERISM 2a 5 archaic a kind or sort [古义]种类 what manner of man is he? 他是哪一种人? □ all manner of many different kinds of 各种各样 □ by all (or no) manner of means see 见 MEANS □ in a manner of speaking in some sense; to some extent; so to speak 在某种意义上说;在一定程度上;可以说 □ to the manner born 1 colloq. naturally at ease in a specified job, situation, etc. [口]天生适于某种职业(环境等) 2 destined by birth to follow a custom or way of life (Shakespeare's Hamlet I. iv. 17) 生来适合某种生活(莎剧《哈姆雷特》) □ mannerless adj. (in sense 2b of n. 用于名词释义 2b)[Middle English from Anglo-French manere, Old French maniere, ultimately via Latin manuarius ‘of the hand’ from manus ‘hand’] |