affectation

她总是刻意使用法国口音说话，这显然只是为了显得更优雅而装模作样。

Her constant use of a French accent was just an ___affectation to seem more sophisticated.

走到哪儿都带着一本皮面笔记本，不过是他在装模作样，想让自己看起来像个正经小说家，尽管他一字未发。

Carrying a leather-bound journal everywhere was just an ___affectation to make himself look like a serious novelist despite never having published a word.

他在日常对话中总是插入拉丁语短语，大多数同事觉得这是一种让人厌烦的装腔作势。

His habit of inserting Latin phrases into everyday conversation struck most coworkers as a tiresome ___affectation.