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单词 apish
释义

apish

adjective

ap·​ish ˈā-pish How to pronounce apish (audio)
: resembling an ape: such as
a
: having an apelike appearance
an apish jaw
b
: extremely silly or affected
apish antics
c
: given to unoriginal imitation
… the results … are truly phenomenal. Nor is it mere apish copying. Abraham Cahan
apishly adverb
apishness noun

Synonyms

  • canned
  • emulative
  • epigonic
  • epigonous
  • formulaic
  • imitative
  • mimetic
  • mimic
  • slavish
  • unoriginal
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Example Sentences

whenever I smiled, the baby would respond with an apish grin
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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1525, in the meaning defined above

apish

adjective

as in imitative
using or marked by the use of something else as a basis or model whenever I smiled, the baby would respond with an apish grin

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • imitative
  • imitation
  • mock
  • emulative
  • slavish
  • mimetic
  • mimic
  • deceptive
  • unoriginal
  • formulaic
  • copied
  • misleading
  • false
  • canned
  • fraudulent
  • synthetic
  • epigonous
  • artificial
  • epigonic
  • factitious
  • simulated
  • fake
  • reproduced
  • reduplicated
  • duplicated
  • plagiarized
  • bogus
  • counterfeit
  • sham
  • cribbed
  • forged
  • substitute
  • transcribed
  • perfunctory
  • routine
  • uninspired
  • photocopied
  • man-made
  • backup
  • cut-and-dried
  • cut-and-dry

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • original
  • archetypal
  • true
  • legitimate
  • archetypical
  • bona fide
  • real
  • authentic
  • natural
  • genuine
  • ideal
  • classic
  • model
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