full of archness 充满做作
with an air of archness 带着一种迂腐的神态
display archness 表现出古板
reject archness 拒绝做作
note the archness 注意到那种迂腐
1. He spoke with an air of archness that annoyed his younger colleagues.
他用一种令年轻同事厌烦的迂腐语气说话。
2. The professor's lecture was marred by his excessive archness.
教授那篇讲座因他过分的做作而失色。
3. I could not stand the archness of the new manager.
我受不了新经理那种装腔作势的态度。
A: Do you think the new CEO is genuine?
A：你觉得新首席执行官是真诚的吗？
B: No, there is too much archness in his public speeches.
B：不，他在公开演讲中充满了做作。
1) 迂腐
2) 做作
3) 古板
4) 酸气
1. n. 迂腐；做作；古板
e.g.She was tired of the archness of the old gentleman.
她厌倦了那位老绅士的迂腐。
noun
1. the quality of being arch or affectedly dignified; pedantic or stiffly formal behavior.
Synonym: pomposity, pretension, stiffness