英语词汇“imitative”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

adj

WORD FAMILY

imitative: imitatively, nonimitative+/imitate: imitated, imitates, imitating, imitation, imitative, imitator, inimitable/imitation: imitations/imitator: imitators/inimitable: inimitably

USAGE EXAMPLES

Imitative lines whispered to each other, inner voices spoke out quietly, and everything proceeded with the lightest of touch and with amazing transparency.

Washington Post(Oct 30, 2016)

“The spirit of the American freeman is already suspected to be timid, imitative, tame.”

New York Times(Aug 31, 2016)

But imitative or not, this is a very well made play, and Austin Pendleton, the director, gets the most out of it.

New York Times(Aug 25, 2016)

1adj marked by or given to imitation

acting is an imitative art
man is an imitative being

Syn|Ant

apelike, apish

being or given to servile imitation

mimetic

exhibiting mimicry

mimic

constituting an imitation

parrotlike

mechanically imitated or repeated without thought or understanding

simulated

reproduced or made to resemble; imitative in character

nonimitative

not marked by or given to imitation

2adj (of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound

onomatopoeic words are imitative of noises

Syn|Ant

echoic, onomatopoeic, onomatopoeical, onomatopoetic

nonechoic

not echoic or imitative of sound

3adj not genuine; imitating something superior

Syn|Ant

counterfeit
assumed, false, fictitious, fictive, pretended, put on, sham

adopted in order to deceive

bad, forged

reproduced fraudulently

base

debased; not genuine

bastard, bogus, fake, phoney, phony

fraudulent; having a misleading appearance

inauthentic, spurious, unauthentic

intended to deceive

mock

constituting a copy or imitation of something

ostensible, ostensive

represented or appearing as such; pretended

pinchbeck

serving as an imitation or substitute

pseudo

(often used in combination) not genuine but having the appearance of

synthetic

not genuine or natural

artificial, unreal

contrived by art rather than nature

unreal

lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria

insincere

lacking sincerity

false

not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality

echt, genuine

not fake or counterfeit

authentic, bona fide, unquestionable, veritable

not counterfeit or copied

attested, authenticated, documented

established as genuine

good, honest

not forged

honest-to-god, honest-to-goodness, old, sure-enough

(used informally especially for emphasis)

honest, honorable

not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent

existent, real

being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory

sincere

open and genuine; not deceitful

true

consistent with fact or reality; not false

单词	imitative
释义	imitative (once / 4062 pages) adj WORD FAMILY imitative: imitatively, nonimitative+/imitate: imitated, imitates, imitating, imitation, imitative, imitator, inimitable/imitation: imitations/imitator: imitators/inimitable: inimitably USAGE EXAMPLES Imitative lines whispered to each other, inner voices spoke out quietly, and everything proceeded with the lightest of touch and with amazing transparency. Washington Post(Oct 30, 2016) “The spirit of the American freeman is already suspected to be timid, imitative, tame.” New York Times(Aug 31, 2016) But imitative or not, this is a very well made play, and Austin Pendleton, the director, gets the most out of it. New York Times(Aug 25, 2016) 1adj marked by or given to imitation acting is an imitative art man is an imitative being Syn\|Ant apelike, apish being or given to servile imitation mimetic exhibiting mimicry mimic constituting an imitation parrotlike mechanically imitated or repeated without thought or understanding simulated reproduced or made to resemble; imitative in character nonimitative not marked by or given to imitation 2adj (of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound onomatopoeic words are imitative of noises Syn\|Ant echoic, onomatopoeic, onomatopoeical, onomatopoetic nonechoic not echoic or imitative of sound 3adj not genuine; imitating something superior Syn\|Ant counterfeit assumed, false, fictitious, fictive, pretended, put on, sham adopted in order to deceive bad, forged reproduced fraudulently base debased; not genuine bastard, bogus, fake, phoney, phony fraudulent; having a misleading appearance inauthentic, spurious, unauthentic intended to deceive mock constituting a copy or imitation of something ostensible, ostensive represented or appearing as such; pretended pinchbeck serving as an imitation or substitute pseudo (often used in combination) not genuine but having the appearance of synthetic not genuine or natural artificial, unreal contrived by art rather than nature unreal lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria insincere lacking sincerity false not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality echt, genuine not fake or counterfeit authentic, bona fide, unquestionable, veritable not counterfeit or copied attested, authenticated, documented established as genuine good, honest not forged honest-to-god, honest-to-goodness, old, sure-enough (used informally especially for emphasis) honest, honorable not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent existent, real being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory sincere open and genuine; not deceitful true consistent with fact or reality; not false
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