单词	mimetic
释义	mimeticmi‧met‧ic /məˈmetɪk/ adjective technical Word Origin WORD ORIGINmimetic Origin: 1600-1700 Greek mimetikos, from mimeisthai ‘to copy’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS A mimetic butterfly is one that resembles another kind of butterfly-usually a poisonous one. And, conversely, does mimetic illusionism-the anthropomorphic statue-always fail as art? For example, does the precision of mimetic patterns in butterflies reflect the degree of protection they confer. In addition, hosts in sympatry were less likely to reject a mimetic model egg than a non-mimetic one. Indeed Bratby's and Diebenkorn's works are stylistically closer to Expressionism than to mimetic realism. Nathalie Sarraute's novels could be claimed to display autonomy and reflexivity, despite her preoccupation with such a mimetic project. No, M' lud, we hold that it would have an emetic, not a mimetic, effect on any reader. The Formalists evaluate literary form for its perceptibility and not for its mimetic capacity. copying the movements or appearance of someone or something else
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