attitude、air与manner这些名词均含“态度、风度”之意。
attitude :普通用词,指对人或事情的看法和采取的行为,多有某种不很明确或不便明说的感情色彩。
- changes in public attitudes to marriage
公众对婚姻的看法的转变 - the government's attitude towards single parents
政府对单亲的看法
air :含义广泛。单数形式指某人脸上表现出的心理活动,或言谈举止;复数形式指某人故意做作而摆出的架子。
- She looked at him with a defiant air.
她用蔑视的神情望着他。 - Jennifer regarded him with an air of amusement.
珍妮弗觉得他很风趣。 - We're poor and we never put on airs.
我们贫穷但从不装腔作势。 - I hate the way she puts on airs.
我不喜欢她那装腔作势的样子。
manner :多指某人在某一场合的言谈举止等。
- to have an aggressive/a friendly/a relaxed manner
带着一副咄咄逼人的 / 友好的 / 悠闲的样子 - His manner was polite but cool.
他举止彬彬有礼而又冷漠。