"one who practices affected attitudes," 1866, from French poseur, from verb poser "affect an attitude or pose," from Old French poser "to put, place, set" (see pose (v.1)). The word is English poser in French garb, and thus could itself be considered an affectation.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. He had been railed against by them as a prig and a poseur.
他們責(zé)罵他是一個(gè)沾沾自喜、裝腔作勢(shì)的人.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
2. I am sometimes accused of being an inveterate poseur.
有時(shí)有人說(shuō)我慣于裝模作樣。
來(lái)自辭典例句
3. Some people admired him greatly while others considered him a poseur.