| 释义 |
mimicking, ppl. a.|ˈmɪmɪkɪŋ|
[f. mimic v. + -ing2.]
In senses of the vb.; Zool. = mimetic a.
1733Cheyne Eng. Malady ii. xii. §5 (1734) 244 Saint Vitus's Dance, (as it is call'd) the mimicking Distemper. 186.[see mimicked]. 1872Nicholson Introd. Stud. Biol. 52 The mimicing butterflies..are liable at a distance to be mistaken for the distasteful Heliconidæ. 1877E. Leigh Cheshire Dial. s.v. Mimick, ‘Mimicking work’ is work made to look well for a time, but not to last, like bad contract work. |