imitation
/ˌɪmɪˈteɪʃən/noun
1- a thing intended to simulate or copy something else仿制品, 伪造物, 赝品：
as modifier an imitation sub-machine gun.一把仿冲锋枪。
1.1
- mass noun the action of using someone or something as a model模仿：
a child learns to speak by imitation.
儿童通过模仿学习说话。
1.2
- an act of imitating a person's speech or mannerisms, especially for comic effect（尤指为开玩笑, 对他人言行的）模仿：
he attempted an atrocious imitation of my English accent.
他试图对我的英国口音进行难听极了的模仿。
1.3
- Music the repetition of a phrase or melody in another part or voice, usually at a different pitch【乐】（常为不同音高下的）乐句重复。
短语
imitation is the sincerest form of flattery
- proverb copying someone or something is an implicit way of paying them a compliment〈谚〉模仿是最真挚的恭维。
词源
late Middle English: from Latin imitatio（n-）, from the verb imitari （see IMITATE）.