单词 | synthetic |
释义 | Word Frequency synthetic(sɪnˈθɛtɪk) adjective also: synthetical 1. (of a substance or material) made artificially by chemical reaction 2. not genuine; insincere synthetic compassion 3. denoting languages, such as Latin, whose morphology is characterized by synthesis Compare polysynthetic, agglutinative (sense 2), analytic (sense 3)4. philosophy a. (of a proposition) having a truth-value that is not determined solely by virtue of the meanings of the words, as in all men are arrogant b. contingent Compare a posteriori, empirical noun 5. a synthetic substance or material Derived forms synthetically (synˈthetically) adverb Word origin C17: from New Latin syntheticus, from Greek sunthetikos expert in putting together, from suntithenai to put together; see synthesis |
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