mimesis

noun

/mɪˈmiːsɪs/, /maɪˈmiːsɪs/

[uncountable]

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(specialist) the way in which the real world and human behaviour is represented in art or literature
(specialist) the fact of a particular social group changing their behaviour by copying the behaviour of another social group
(biology) the fact of a plant or animal developing a similar appearance to another plant or animal
(medical) the fact of a set of symptoms suggesting that somebody has a particular disease, when in fact that person has a different disease or none

Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Greek mimēsis, from mimeisthai ‘to imitate’.

单词	mimesis
释义	mimesis noun /mɪˈmiːsɪs/, /maɪˈmiːsɪs/ /mɪˈmiːsɪs/, /maɪˈmiːsɪs/ [uncountable] jump to other results (specialist) the way in which the real world and human behaviour is represented in art or literature (specialist) the fact of a particular social group changing their behaviour by copying the behaviour of another social group (biology) the fact of a plant or animal developing a similar appearance to another plant or animal (medical) the fact of a set of symptoms suggesting that somebody has a particular disease, when in fact that person has a different disease or none Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Greek mimēsis, from mimeisthai ‘to imitate’.
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