artefact
/ˈɑːtɪfækt/( <美> artifact)
noun
1
- an object made by a human being, typically one of cultural or historical interest（尤指有文化价值或历史价值的）人工制品; 历史文物：
gold and silver artefacts.
金银制品文物。
1.1
- Archaeology such an object as distinguished from a similar object naturally produced【考古】人工制品。
2
- something observed in a scientific investigation or experiment that is not naturally present but occurs as a result of the preparative or investigative procedure非自然存在物体。
派生词
artefactual
adjective词源
early 19th cent.: from Latin arte 'by or using art' + factum 'something made' （neuter past participle of facere 'make'）.