artificial
adjective
uk/ˌɑː.tɪˈfɪʃ.əl/us/ˌɑːr.t̬əˈfɪʃ.əl/B2
made bypeople, often as acopyof somethingnatural:
人造的，人工的；仿造的clothesmade of artificialfibres人造纤维面料的服装
an artificialheart人造心脏
an artificiallake人工湖
artificialfur/sweeteners/flowers人造毛皮／人造甜味剂／假花
made by humans
- artificialHer bouquet was made of artificial flowers.
- syntheticThe tyres are made with synthetic rubber.
- man-madeNylon is a man-made fibre.
- fakeHe was selling fake fur jackets.
C2disapproving
notsincere:
虚假的，不真诚的；矫揉造作的Theircheerfulnessseemedratherstrainedand artificial.他们的高兴表情看上去非常做作虚伪。
- This artificialfabrichas thetextureofsilk.
- Thematchwill beplayedon an artificialsurface.
- Somestudieshavesuggestedalinkbetweencertaintypesof artificialsweetenerandcancer.
- Thisbreadiscompletelyfreefrom artificialpreservatives.
- She's beenfittedwith an artificialleg.
Natural and artificial
- anti-natural
- artificiality
- artificially
- biodynamic
- biodynamics
- God-given
- imitation
- inauthentic
- make no claim to besomethingidiom
- man-made
- mock
- rawness
- refined
- simulated
- synthetic
- synthetically
- unnaturally
- unprocessed
- untamed
- untouched
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