| 释义 |
artefact/ˈɑ:tifækt/n. (US [美] artifact) 1 a product of human art and workmanship 人工制品 2 Archaeol. a product of prehistoric or aboriginal workmanship as distinguished from a similar object naturally produced 【考古】(有别于自然形成的)史前文物；原始手工艺品 3 Biol. etc. a feature not naturally present, introduced during preparation or investigation (e.g. in the preparation of a microscope specimen) 【生】矫作物(一种非自然存在的形态，例如备制的显微镜标本) □ artefactual adj. (in senses 1 and 2 用于释义 1 和 2)[Latin arte (ablative of ars ‘art’) + factum (neut. past part. of facere ‘make’)] |