Mannerism



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 矫揉造作成癖
• ［英］ n. 矫揉造作成癖 ( a particular and odd way of behaving and speaking that has become a habit)
• ［记］ manner（方式, 习惯）+ism

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Date: 1803
• 1.
  • a. exaggerated or affected adherence to a particular style or manner ; artificiality, preciosity zuoxierefined almost to the point of ~ — Winthrop Sargeantyouxie
  • b. often capitalized an art style in late 16th century Europe characterized by spatial incongruity and excessive elongation of the human figures
• 2. a characteristic and often unconscious mode or peculiarity of action, bearing, or treatment
• Synonyms: see pose
• ? mannerist noun or adjective
• ? manneristic adjective

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