Mannerism

(n.) Adherence to a peculiar style or manner; a characteristic mode of action, bearing, or treatment, carried to excess, especially in literature or art.

戴维斯整理

• I have no doubt at all that a family mannerism can be traced in these two specimens of writing. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯回忆录.
• A prejudice against some mannerism or a dislike of pretensions may merely cloak some other kind of routine. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
• Mentally, the likeness between them, as Newland was aware, was less complete than their identical mannerisms often made it appear. 伊迪丝·华顿. 纯真年代.

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