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artificial

adjective
 
🔊/ˌɑːtɪˈfɪʃl/
🔊/ˌɑːrtɪˈfɪʃl/
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  1.  
     made or produced to copy something natural; not real人工的；人造的；假的
    • an artificial limb/flower/sweetener/fertilizer 假肢；假花；人造甜味剂；化肥
    • artificial lighting/light人工照明；人造光
    Synonyms artificialartificial
    • synthetic
    • false
    • man-made
    • fake
    • imitation
    These words all describe things that are not real, or not naturally produced or grown.
    • artificial made or produced to copy something natural; not real:
      • artificial flowers假花
      • artificial light人造光
    • synthetic made by combining chemical substances rather than being produced naturally by plants or animals:
      • synthetic drugs合成药物
      • shoes with synthetic soles合成鞋底的鞋
    • false not natural:
      • false teeth假牙
      • a false beard 假胡子
    • man-made made by people; not natural:
      • man-made fibres such as nylon尼龙之类的人造纤维
    • fake made to look like something else; not real:
      • a fake-fur jacket一件人造毛皮的短上衣
    • imitation [only before noun] made to look like something else; not real:
      • She would never wear imitation pearls.她绝不会戴假珍珠。
    Patterns
    • artificial/​synthetic/​man-made fabrics/​fibres/​materials/​products
    • artificial/​synthetic/​fake/​imitation fur/​leather
    • artificial/​synthetic/​false/​fake/​imitation diamonds/​pearls
    Extra Examples
    • All food served in the restaurant is completely free from any artificial colours and flavours.这家饭店提供的所有食物绝对没有人工色素和人工香料。
    • I don't like having to do detailed work in artificial light.我不喜欢在人造光下做细致的工作。
    • The patient was kept alive by the artificial heart for nearly two months.人造心脏让那个病人存活了近两个月。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • look
    • seem
    • …
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    • …
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  2.  
     created by people; not happening naturally人为的；非自然的
    • A job interview is a very artificial situation.求职面试是一个相当不自然的场面。🔊🔊
    • the artificial barriers of race, class and gender种族、阶级、性别的人为障碍
    Extra Examples
    • It would be entirely artificial to try and divorce the two issues.尝试将两个问题离婚是完全人为的。
    • They use rather artificial examples.他们使用了相当人为的例子。
    • a patently artificial contrivance一个明显的人工产物
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • look
    • seem
    • …
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    • …
    See full entry
  3.  
     not what it appears to be虚假的；假装的 synonym fake
    • artificial emotion假装的情感
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • look
    • seem
    • …
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    • …
    See full entry
    4. Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French artificiel or Latin artificialis, from artificium ‘handicraft’, based on ars, art- ‘art’ + facere ‘make’.