单词 | artificial |
释义 | artificialadjective ar·ti·fi·cial ˌär-tə-ˈfi-shᵊl 1 : humanly contrived (see contrive sense 1b) often on a natural model : man-made an artificial limb artificial diamonds 2 a : having existence in legal, economic, or political theory b : caused or produced by a human and especially social or political agency an artificial price advantage Within these companies, qualified women run into artificial barriers that prevent them from advancing to top positions in management. James J. Kilpatrick 3 a : lacking in natural or spontaneous quality an artificial smile an artificial excitement b : imitation, sham artificial flavor 4 : based on differential morphological characters not necessarily indicative of natural relationships an artificial key for plant identification 5 obsolete : artful, cunning artificiality ˌär-tə-ˌfi-shē-ˈa-lə-tē noun artificially ˌär-tə-ˈfi-shᵊl-ē adverb artificialness ˌär-tə-ˈfi-shəl-nəs noun artificial adjective1 as in unnatural lacking in natural or spontaneous quality their artificial smiles did not make us feel very welcome Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance
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2 as in fake not being or expressing what one appears to be or express the familiar sight of the award winner accepting the artificial congratulations of the other nominees Synonyms & Similar Words
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3 as in synthetic being such in appearance only and made with or manufactured from usually cheaper materials artificial fruit made from wax Synonyms & Similar Words
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4 as in man-made produced by humans rather than natural processes I find that artificial sweeteners often have an odd aftertaste Synonyms & Similar Words
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