[だて(P);ダテ, date (P); date] (n, adj-na) (1) elegance; dandyism; sophistication; having style; (2) affectation; showing off; putting on an air; appearances; just for show; (P) #3,816[Add to Longdo]
[かぶれ, kabure] (n) (1) (uk) rash; eruption (in response to a skin irritant); (n-suf) (2) influence (usu. negative or critical nuance); (3) crazy about; having an affectation concerning all things surrounding something (esp. a language, a culture, etc.); (P) [Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (3 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Affectation \Af`fec*ta"tion\, n. [L. affectatio: cf. F.
affectation.]
1. An attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or
real; false display; artificial show. "An affectation of
contempt." --Macaulay.
[1913 Webster]
Affectation is an awkward and forced imitation of
what should be genuine and easy, wanting the beauty
that accompanies what is natural what is natural.
--Locke.
[1913 Webster]
2. A striving after. [Obs.] --Bp. Pearson.
[1913 Webster]
3. Fondness; affection. [Obs.] --Hooker.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
affectation
n 1: a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display [syn:
{affectation}, {mannerism}, {pose}, {affectedness}]
From French-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.4 [fd-fra-eng]:
affectation /afɛktasjɔ̃/
affectation
แสดงได้ทั้งความหมายของคำเดี่ยว และคำผสม ได้อย่างถูกต้อง
เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย
