artificial
artificial
adjective
artificiality
noun
artificially
adverb
语源
adjective
- made or produced by human beings rather than occurring naturally, especially as a copy of something natural
人工的，人造的
her skin glowed in the artificial light.
她的皮肤在人为的灯光下发亮。
an artificial limb.
假腿。
artificial flowers.
假花。
■(of a situation or concept) not existing naturally; contrived or false
(境况，观念）非自然存在的；人为的，假的
the artificial division of people into age groups.
人为地将人们分成不同年龄段。
■(Bridge)(of a bid) conventional as opposed to natural
(桥牌)(叫牌）按约定而非随意的 - (of a person or their behaviour or manner) insincere or affected
(人，行为，态度）虚伪的，做作的
she gave an artificial smile.
她做作地笑了一下。
artificiality
noun
artificially
adverb
语源
- late Middle English : from Old French artificiel or Latin artificialis, from artificium 'handicraft' (see artifice)
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