mimesis

mimesis
[mɪˈmiːsɪs, mʌɪ-]
noun
  1. [mass noun](formal or technical)imitation, in particular
    (正式或 技)模仿,模拟,尤指
    ■representation or imitation of the real world in art and literature
    (文学艺术中)模拟真实
    ■the deliberate imitation of the behaviour of one group of people by another as a factor in social change
    (作为社会变化因素的)群体行为模仿
    ■(Zoology). another term for mimicry
    (动)。 同 mimicry
语源
  1. mid 16th cent.: from Greek mimēsis, from mimeisthai 'to imitate'
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