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单词 simulacrum
释义 sim·u·la·crum
\ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈlākrəm, -ˈlak-\ noun
(plural simula·cra \-rə\ ; also simulacrums)
Etymology: Latin, from simulare to imitate, represent — more at simulate
1. : a representation of something : image, effigy
 < after the doge's death, a wax figure, his simulacrum, was laid out in the chamber — Mary McCarthy >
 < only … tireless interworking of sources could have produced this vibrant simulacrum of a period — Marianne Moore >
2.
 a. : something having the form but not the substance of a material object : imitation, sham
  < moved silently away in the night, … leaving an exact simulacrum of its tanks, where it had been, and proceeded to its points of attack — Sir Winston Churchill >
 b. : a superficial likeness : appearance, semblance
  < was glad to have his presence and that of his weapon justified by some simulacrum of fear and trouble — C.E.Craddock >
Synonyms: see imposture
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