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单词 artificial
释义 artificial
 —artificially,  adv.   —artificialness,  n.  
 /ahr'teuh fish"euhl/,  adj.  
  1. made by human skill; produced by humans (opposed to natural): artificial flowers.
  2. imitation; simulated; sham: artificial vanilla flavoring.
  3. lacking naturalness or spontaneity; forced; contrived; feigned: an artificial smile.
  4. full of affectation; affected; stilted: artificial manners; artificial speech.
  5. made without regard to the particular needs of a situation, person, etc.; imposed arbitrarily; unnatural: artificial rules for dormitory residents.
  6.  Biol.   based on arbitrary, superficial characteristics rather than natural, organic relationships: an artificial system of classification.
  7.  Jewelry.   manufactured to resemble a natural gem, in chemical composition or appearance. Cf. assembled, imitation (def. 11), synthetic (def. 6).
 [1350-1400; ME < L artificialis contrived by art; see ARTIFICE, -AL1]
 Syn. 1. synthetic. 2, 3. counterfeit, factitious. 4. pretentious.
 Ant. 2. genuine, real.
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