mimesis
/mɪˈmiːsɪs/noun
mass noun
1- formal or technical imitation, in particular〈正式或技〉模仿, 模拟, 尤指：
1.1
- representation or imitation of the real world in art and literature（文学艺术中对真实世界的）模拟; 表述。
1.2
- 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。
词源
mid 16th cent.: from Greek mimēsis, from mimeisthai 'to imitate'.