裝腔作勢

装腔作势
zhuāngqiāngzuòshì
  1. posturing
  2. pretentious
  3. affected

CEDICT

to act affectedly; to put on airs

Wiktionary

故意裝出某種腔調或姿勢。《精忠岳傳．第六五回》：「趙大、錢二，還要裝腔作勢。地方鄰舍，俱來替他討情，二人方才應允。」也作「拿班作勢」。

重編國語辭典

故意裝出某種腔調或姿態

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 裝 zhuāng
  1. adornment
  2. to adorn
  3. dress
  4. clothing
  5. costume (of an actor in a play)
  6. to play a role
  7. to pretend
  8. to install
  9. to fix
  10. to wrap (sth in a bag)
  11. to load
  12. to pack
2 腔 qiāng
  1. (bound form) cavity
  2. (bound form) speech; talk
  3. tune
  4. accent (in one's speech)
  5. (old) classifier for carcasses of slaughtered livestock
3 作勢 zuòshì
  1. to adopt an attitude
  2. to strike a posture

Related entries

拿喬 náqiáo
  1. pretentious
  2. striking a pose
浮華 fúhuá
  1. ostentatious
  2. pretentious
  3. showy
矯情 jiǎoqíng
  1. affected
  2. unnatural
  3. pretentious
神氣 shénqì
  1. expression
  2. manner
  3. vigorous
  4. impressive
  5. lofty
  6. pretentious
做作 zuòzuo
  1. affected
  2. artificial
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