| 单词 | artificial |
| 释义 | artificial —artificially, adv. —artificialness, n. /ahr'teuh fish"euhl/, adj. 1. made by human skill; produced by humans (opposed to natural): artificial flowers. 2. imitation; simulated; sham: artificial vanilla flavoring. 3. lacking naturalness or spontaneity; forced; contrived; feigned: an artificial smile. 4. full of affectation; affected; stilted: artificial manners; artificial speech. 5. made without regard to the particular needs of a situation, person, etc.; imposed arbitrarily; unnatural: artificial rules for dormitory residents. 6. Biol. based on arbitrary, superficial characteristics rather than natural, organic relationships: an artificial system of classification. 7. Jewelry. manufactured to resemble a natural gem, in chemical composition or appearance. Cf. assembled, imitation (def. 11), synthetic (def. 6). [1350-1400; ME < L artificialis contrived by art; see ARTIFICE, -AL1] Syn. 1. synthetic. 2, 3. counterfeit, factitious. 4. pretentious. Ant. 2. genuine, real. |
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