• adj. 矫饰的；守规矩的；矫揉造作的

来自manner,举止。词义贬义化为做作的，矫揉造作的。

mannered (adj.)

mid-15c., "having manners" of one kind or another, from manner. Later, especially, "well-mannered." Compare mannerable "well-mannered" (late 15c.).

1. Chantal would have considered it ill-mannered to show surprise.

钱特尔会认为表现出吃惊是失态的。

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2. The British are considered ill-mannered, badly dressed and unsophisticated.

英国人被认为缺乏教养、衣着邋遢、头脑简单。

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3. Forrest was normally mild-mannered, affable, and untalkative.

福里斯特通常态度温和、待人亲切、少言寡语。

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4. They are always perfectly polite and beautifully mannered.

他们总是很懂礼貌，彬彬有礼。

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5. Mild-mannered Stanley morphs into a confident, grinning hero.

性情温和的斯坦利变了，成了充满信心、笑口常开的英雄。

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