manner
/ˈmænə(r); `mænɚ/ n
1 [sing] (fml 文) way in which a thing is done or happens 方式; 方法
the manner in which he died 他死的方式
the manner of his death, ie the way he died 他死亡的方式
I don't object to what she says, but I strongly disapprove of her manner of saying it. 我不反对她说的话, 但她说这话的方式我很反感.
Do it in a businesslike manner. 要郑重其事做这件事.
He objected in a forceful manner. 他表示坚决反对.
2 [sing] person's way of behaving towards others 态度
He has an aggressive manner. 他的态度咄咄逼人.
I don't like her manner -- she's very hostile. 我不喜欢她的态度--待人如仇敌.
3 manners [pl]
(a) social behaviour 礼貌; 规矩
good/bad manners 有[没有]礼貌
It's bad manners to stare at people. 瞪著眼睛看人是不礼貌的.
He has no manners at all, ie behaves very badly. 他毫无礼貌.
Aren't you forgetting your manners (ie being rude)? 你是不是没礼貌了?
(b) habits and customs 习惯; 风俗
eighteenth-century aristocratic manners 十八世纪贵族的风俗习惯.
4 [sing] (fml or rhet 文或修辞) kind (of person or thing); sort （人或物的）种类
What manner of man is he? 他是哪种人?
5 (idm 习语) all manner of sb/sth (fml 文) every kind of sb/sth 各种各样的
All manner of vehicles were used. 使用了各种车辆. bedside manner => bedside (bed1). a comedy of manners => comedy. in a manner of speaking to some extent; if regarded in a certain way 不妨说; 可以说; 在某种意义上说
His success is in a manner of speaking our success, too. 他的成功也可以说是我们的成功. in the manner of sb in the style of literature or art typical of sb 以某人的文艺风格
a painting in the manner of Raphael 拉斐尔风格的画. not by `any manner of means/by `no manner of means (used for emphasis 用以加强语气) not at all 一 点都不; 绝不
She hasn't won yet, (not) by any manner of means. 她还未获胜, 远未获胜. (as/as if) to the manner `born as if one has long experience of doing sth 生来就惯於做某事
She isn't a practised public speaker, but she faced her audience as (if) to the manner born. 她虽无演讲经验, 但（似乎）生来并不怯场.