单词 | in mimicry of |
释义 | > as lemmasin mimicry of c. in mimicry of: in imitation of. ΚΠ 1814 R. Southey Roderick viii. 103 As if in mimickry of insect play. 1839 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece VI. xlviii. 139 [He] wore a lion's skin, and armed himself with a club, in mimicry of Hercules. 1895 Catholic World Dec. 390 Father Hallan had royally described what these actors were able to do in mimicry of real life. 1953 E. Wilkins & E. Kaiser tr. R. Musil Man without Qualities I. lxix. 344 He had produced the myrmeleon and myrmeleonina slightly in mimicry of Arnheim's cultured omniscience. 1996 B. Sterling Holy Fire 4 The building's internal lighting glowed in superrealist mimicry of northern California sunlight. < as lemmas |
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