artificial

英 [ˌɑːtɪˈfɪʃl]

美 [ˌɑːrtɪˈfɪʃl]

adj.  人工的; 人造的; 假的; 人为的; 非自然的; 虚假的; 假装的

复数：artificials　

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同义词辨析

artificialman-madesynthetic【导航词义：人造的】

牛津词典

adj.

• 人工的；人造的；假的
  made or produced to copy sth natural; not real
  1. an artificial limb/flower/sweetener/fertilizer
     假肢；假花；人造甜味剂；化肥
  2. artificial lighting/light
     人工照明；人造光
• 人为的；非自然的
  created by people; not happening naturally
  1. A job interview is a very artificial situation.
     求职面试是一个非常不自然的场面。
  2. the artificial barriers of race, class and gender
     种族 / 阶级 / 性别的人为障碍
• 虚假的；假装的
  not what it appears to be
  1. artificial emotion
     假装的情感

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 人造的；非自然形成的
  Artificialobjects, materials, or processes do not occur naturally and are created by human beings, for example using science or technology.
  1. ...a wholefood diet free from artificial additives, colours and flavours...
     不含人工添加剂、色素和香料的天然食品
  2. The city is dotted with small lakes, natural and artificial...
     这个城市小型湖泊星罗棋布，有天然的也有人工的。
  3. He did not want his life to be prolonged by artificial means.
     他不想靠人为方式延长生命。
• ADJ-GRADED 人造的；不自然的；假的
  Anartificialstate or situation exists only because someone has created it, and therefore often seems unnatural or unnecessary.
  1. Even in the artificial environment of an office, our body rhythms continue to affect us...
     即使是在办公室这样的非自然环境中，我们的人体生物钟依然影响着我们。
  2. Removed from the artificial atmosphere of the fashion show, high-fashion clothes often look cheap and silly.
     脱离了时装表演营造的氛围，非常时尚的时装看上去常常显得既廉价又可笑。
• ADJ-GRADED 假装的；虚伪的；矫揉造作的
  If you describe someone or their behaviour asartificial, you disapprove of them because they pretend to have attitudes and feelings which they do not really have.
  1. The voice was patronizing and affected, the accent artificial.
     声音拿腔拿调的，听上去矫揉造作。
• ADJ-GRADED （味道、外观）不自然的，不真实的，添加非天然成分的
  If you say that food tastes or looksartificial, you do not like it because its taste or appearance does not seem genuine, and seems to be created by added substances.
  1. The meat was chewy and the sauce was glutinous and tasted artificial.
     肉嚼不烂，酱汁黏稠，味道也不自然。
  2. ...complaints that their tinned peas were an artificial shade of green.
     对他们的听装豌豆添加人工合成绿色素的投诉

英英释义

adj

• artificially formal
  1. that artificial humility that her husband hated
  2. contrived coyness
  3. a stilted letter of acknowledgment
  4. when people try to correct their speech they develop a stilted pronunciation
  Synonym:contrivedhokeystilted
• contrived by art rather than nature
  1. artificial flowers
  2. artificial flavoring
  3. an artificial diamond
  4. artificial fibers
  5. artificial sweeteners
  Synonym:unreal
• not arising from natural growth or characterized by vital processes

双语例句

• The voice was patronizing and affected, the accent artificial.
  声音拿腔拿调的，听上去矫揉造作。
• An artificial language has no vitality.
  人为的语言缺乏生命力。
• The country was an artificial construct held together by force and intimidation for more than 70 years.
  这个国家是靠武力和恐吓维系达七十余年的人治政权。
• If you arrange your picture too systematically the results can look very mannered and artificial.
  如果你把图画安排得太有条理，就会看上去非常假，不够自然。
• The meat was chewy and the sauce was glutinous and tasted artificial.
  肉嚼不烂，酱汁黏稠，味道也不自然。
• The artificial sweetener sorbitol has a laxative effect
  人工甜味剂山梨糖醇有通便作用。
• In this way I can make up new moves using my "artificial intelligence".
  以这种方式，我就可以用我的“人工智能”编造新的移动程序。
• In animal breeding, especially cattle-breeding, artificial insemination is now widely used.
  在动物生育，特别是牛的生育中，人工授精已经广泛使用。
• It tastes artificial, but at that price what can you expect?
  尝起来像是假的，但是就这个价格你还想指望什么？
• The Tel, an artificial mountain, entombs Jericho's ancient past.
  泰勒山作为一座人造山掩藏着杰里科过去古老的历史。