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Pronunciation / Transliteration: zuòzuo de
"她说话的语调听起来十分做作。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Having manners of a specified kind; behaving in a specified way, often used in compound words.
"He was a quietly spoken and well-mannered young gentleman." - 2
Done with an artificial or affected style; overly stylized or self-conscious, especially in art or behavior.
"The acting in the period drama felt overly mannered and lacked genuine emotion."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the noun 'manner' (from Old French maniere, via Latin manus meaning 'hand'), combined with the past participle suffix -ed. The term evolved from simply describing physical handling or behavior to denoting specific stylistic traits or artificial manners in art and social conduct.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Mannered" is said worldwide
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maniéré
Transliteration: /ma.nje.ʁe/
"Son style d'écriture est un peu maniéré."
manieriert
Transliteration: /mani̯eˈʁiːɐ̯t/
"Seine Gesten wirkten sehr manieriert."
manierato
Transliteration: /ma.njeˈra.to/
"Il suo comportamento sembrava troppo manierato."
amanerado
Transliteration: /a.ma.neˈɾa.ðo/
"El actor tenía un tono de voz muy amanerado."
amanhado
Transliteration: /a.mɐˈɲa.du/
"O seu discurso era afetado e amanhado."
कृत्रिम शिष्टाचारयुक्त
Transliteration: kritrim shishtachar-yukt
"उसका अभिनय बहुत कृत्रिम और बनावटी था।"
做作的
Transliteration: zuòzuo de
"她说话的语调听起来十分做作。"
가식적인
Transliteration: gasikjeogin
"그의 행동에는 가식적인 면이 있었다."
気取った
Transliteration: kidotta
"彼女の話し方は少し気取っていた。"
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