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单词 manner
释义 man·ner
I. \ˈmanə(r)\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English manere, from Old French maniere, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin manuaria, from feminine of Late Latin manuarius of the hand, from Latin manus hand + -arius -ary — more at manual
1.
 a. : kind, sort
  < what manner of man is he >
  < what manner of train had borne him homeward — Ben Riker >
 b. : kinds, sorts — now used in the phrase all manner of
  < observed all manner of important people — Oscar Handlin >
  < picked up all manner of more or less useful information — J.B.Benefield >
 c. obsolete : nature, character, condition — used in the phrase the manner of
  < the manner of their work and weary pain — Edmund Spenser >
2.
 a.
  (1) : a characteristic or customary mode of acting : natural or normal behavior : habit, usage, custom
   < stopped to speak, after the manner of the country — Ellen Glasgow >
   < spoke to all the children, as was his manner >
  (2) : the mode or method in which something is done or happens : a mode of procedure or way of acting : way, mode, fashion
   < the manner of entering the water … is important — John Tassos >
   < responded in a lively manner >
   < the manner in which traits are transmitted >
   < in a haphazard and very far from complete manner — R.W.Steel >
  (3) : method of artistic execution or mode of presentation especially as distinguished from the matter presented : style, form
   < examples of several earlier mannersTimes Literary Supplement >
   < offers plenty of room for many jazz manners — Wilder Hobson >
  (4) : a method or style characterizing a period or phase of an artist's work
   < a group of pictures done in his early manner >
  (5) : a character that marks an artist's work as uniquely his own : a distinctive or personal character, quality, or tone
   < style belongs to the age, his manner to the poet — J.P.Bishop >
   < manner has been replaced by style — R.B.West >
   < a manner of her own — Henry Reed b.1914 >
 b.
  (1) manners plural, archaic : the habitual conduct or moral character of a person
  (2) manners plural : social conduct or rules of conduct as shown in the prevalent customs : social conditions : mode of life
   < the brutal manners of an age given to bear-baiting and similar amusements >
   < the novel is a study in the manners of a class >
  specifically : the morality of a time as reflected in its prevalent customs or social practices
   < the licentious manners of a corrupt society >
  (3) manners plural, archaic : good customs or mode of life
 c.
  (1) : characteristic or distinctive bearing, air, or deportment
   < had … manner as distinct from manners — a certain poise, genial but always extremely self-possessed — Joyce Cary >
  (2) manners plural : habitual conduct or deportment in social intercourse evaluated according to some conventional standard of politeness or civility : behavior
   < never guilty of bad manners >
   < watch your manners >
  (3) manners plural : good manners
   < it wouldn't have been manners — Ruth Park >
  (4) of an animal : action, deportment — usually used in plural
   < the dog pointed with excellent manners >
  (5) manners plural, archaic : forms of courtesy or respect — usually used in the phrase to make one's manners
   < made their manners to the squire — S.H.Adams >
  (6) : a distinguished or stylish air
   < taught to acquire a manner suitable to her station >
Synonyms: see method

- by any manner of means
- in a manner
- to the manner born
II.
variant of mainour
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