| 单词 | synthetic |
| 释义 | synthetic —synthetically, adv. /sin thet"ik/, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, proceeding by, or involving synthesis (opposed to analytic). 2. noting or pertaining to compounds formed through a chemical process by human agency, as opposed to those of natural origin: synthetic vitamins; synthetic fiber. 3. (of a language) characterized by a relatively widespread use of affixes, rather than separate words, to express syntactic relationships: Latin is a synthetic language, while English is analytic. Cf. analytic (def. 3), polysynthetic (def. 1). 4. Also, synthetical. Logic. of or pertaining to a noncontradictory proposition in which the predicate is not included in, or entailed by, the subject. 5. not real or genuine; artificial; feigned: a synthetic chuckle at a poor joke. 6. Jewelry. a. noting a gem mineral manufactured so as to be physically, chemically, and optically identical with the mineral as found in nature. b. (not in technical use) noting a gem mineral manufactured and pigmented in imitation of a natural gemstone of that name. n. 7. something made by a synthetic, or chemical, process. 8. synthetics. a. substances or products made by chemical synthesis, as plastics or artificial fibers. b. the science or industry concerned with such products. [1690-1700; < NL syntheticus < Gk synthetikós, equiv. to synthet(ós) placed together, verbid of syntithénai to put together (syn- SYN- + the-, s. of tithénai to put, place + -tos verbid suffix) + -ikos -IC] Syn. 5. fake, phony, counterfeit, sham. |
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