man·ner·ism /ˈmænəˌrɪzəm/
 明顯或過分固守獨特格調或形式,怪癖


 man·ner·ism /ˈmænəˌrɪzəm/ 名詞
 裝相,作態


 Man·ner·ism n.
 1. Adherence to a peculiar style or manner; a characteristic mode of action, bearing, behavior, or treatment of others.
 2. Adherence to a peculiar style or manner carried to excess, especially in literature or art.
    Mannerism is pardonable,and is sometimes even agreeable, when the manner, though vicious, is natural . . . . But a mannerism which does not sit easy on the mannerist, which has been adopted on principle, and which can be sustained only by constant effort, is always offensive.   --Macaulay.

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 mannerism
      n 1: a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to
           an individual [syn: idiosyncrasy, foible]
      2: a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display [syn: affectation,
          pose, affectedness]