ar·ti·fi·cial

adjective

/ˌɑːtɪˈfɪʃl/

/ˌɑːrtɪˈfɪʃl/

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 artificial
artificialsynthetic ▪ false ▪ man-made ▪ fake ▪ imitationThese 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 Dictionary
verbs
- be
- look
- seem
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
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.试图将这两个问题分开是完全人为的。
- They use rather artificial examples.他们使用相当人为的例子。
- a patently artificial contrivance一个明显的人工产物
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- look
- seem
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
not what it appears to be虚假的；假装的 synonym fake
- artificial emotion假装的情感
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- look
- seem
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …

Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French artificiel or Latin artificialis, from artificium ‘handicraft’, based on ars, art- ‘art’ + facere ‘make’.

单词	artificial
释义	ar·ti·fi·cial adjective /ˌɑːtɪˈfɪʃl/ /ˌɑːrtɪˈfɪʃl/ 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 artificialartificialsynthetic ▪ false ▪ man-made ▪ fake ▪ imitationThese 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 … 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.试图将这两个问题分开是完全人为的。 They use rather artificial examples.他们使用相当人为的例子。 a patently artificial contrivance一个明显的人工产物 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be look seem … adverb extremely fairly very … 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 … Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French artificiel or Latin artificialis, from artificium ‘handicraft’, based on ars, art- ‘art’ + facere ‘make’.
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