artificial
/ˌɑːtɪˈfɪʃəl/adjective
1
- made or produced by human beings rather than occurring naturally, especially as a copy of something natural人工的, 人造的：
her skin glowed in the artificial light
她的皮肤在人为的灯光下发亮
an artificial limb
假腿
artificial flowers.
假花。
1.1
- (of a situation or concept) not existing naturally; contrived or false（境况, 观念）非自然存在的; 人为的, 假的：
the artificial division of people into age groups.
人为地将人们分成不同年龄段。
1.2
- Bridge (of a bid) conventional as opposed to natural【桥牌】（叫牌）按约定而非随意的。
2
- (of a person or their behaviour or manner) insincere or affected（人, 行为, 态度）虚伪的, 做作的：
she gave an artificial smile.
她做作地笑了一下。
派生词
artificiality
nounartificially
adverb词源
late Middle English: from Old French artificiel or Latin artificialis, from artificium 'handicraft' （see ARTIFICE）.