1、personal
個人的;私人的
He learned this lesson the hard way — from his own personal experience.
吃一塹長一智,他這個教訓來之不易——是從他自己的親身經歷中得來的。
That's my personal opinion.
那是我的個人觀點。
親自的;本人的
a business that requires a great deal of personal contact.
經常需要本人親自聯系、打理的生意
a personal letter from the President's secretary.
總統秘書親自寄出的信
(感情、關系、健康方面)個人的,人際的,自己的
teaching young people about marriage and personal relationships.
教導年輕人有關婚姻和人際關系方面的事情
You never allow personal problems to affect your performance.
絕不要讓個人問題影響你的表現。
2、affectation
做作;裝腔作勢
I wore sunglasses all the time and people thought it was an affectation.
我成天戴著墨鏡,大家都覺得我在裝酷。
Lawson writes so well: in plain English, without fuss or affectation.
勞森寫得很好:英文通俗易懂,樸實無華又不矯揉造作。