sim·u·la·crum
noun/ˌsɪmjuˈleɪkrəm/
/ˌsɪmjuˈleɪkrəm/
(plural simulacra
(formal)/ˌsɪmjuˈleɪkrə/
/ˌsɪmjuˈleɪkrə/
)- something that looks like somebody/something else or that is made to look like somebody/something else
synonym copy假象;模拟物;幻影 Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Latin, from simulare, from similis ‘like’.