affectation
/ˌæfekˈteɪʃən/noun
mass noun
1- behaviour, speech, or writing that is artificial and designed to impress做作的行为（或演说、写作）：
the affectation of a man who measures every word for effect
一个字斟句酌男子的矫情做作
count noun she called the room her boudoir, which he thought an affectation.她把房间叫做她的闺房, 而他觉得那是个矫揉造作的词儿。
1.1
- count noun a studied display of real or pretended feeling（真情或假意的）刻意表现：
an affectation of calm.
故作镇静。
词源
mid 16th cent.: from Latin affectatio（n-）, from the verb affectare （see AFFECT2）.