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单词 emulation
释义 em·u·la·tion
I. \ˌemyəˈlāshən\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Latin aemulation-, aemulatio, from aemulatus + -ion-, -io -ion
1.
 a. : a striving by imitation to equal others in accomplishment or quality
  < earlier there was rivalry and even antagonism between the two nations of British culture but there was little emulation — Edward Shils >
  < creating manufacturing industries in emulation of the U.S. — George Wythe >
 also : imitation
  < slavish emulation of the elite — M.D.Geismar >
  < native military traditions tolerated no blind emulation of a foreign prototype — Hajo Holborn >
 b. : a striving to excel others in accomplishment or quality : rivalry
  < the spirit of emulation enters into the majority of games, and usually the contest element masks other features of the games — Notes & Queries on Anthropology >
 c. archaic : the ambition to equal or excel in accomplishment or quality
 d. obsolete : contentious rivalry
2. archaic : jealousy, envy
II. noun
: the use of or technique of using an emulator
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