artificiality
noun[U]
uk/ˌɑː.tɪˌfɪʃ.iˈæl.ə.ti/us/ˌɑːr.t̬əˌfɪʃ.iˈæl.ə.t̬i/thequalityof being made bypeople, often as acopyof somethingnatural:
人造性,人工性;仿造性As adesignerhelovesartificiality, like thesebrightlyembellishedtreesladenwithsyntheticfruit.作为一个设计师,他喜欢人造的东西,就像这些亮晶晶缀满合成水果的树。
Thelabelsaying "out-of-seasontulips"emphasizesthe artificiality of thishighlycultivatedflower.标签上写着“反季节的郁金香”,强调了这种高度栽培的花的人工性。
disapproving
thequalityof not beingrealorsincere:
虚假;虚伪Soapoperasusecomplexcharacterstodistractus from the artificiality of thegenre.电视剧用复杂的角色来让我们忘记其中的故事本身就是假的。
There was anervousartificiality to herlaugh.她的笑声矫揉造作,听上去有点紧张。
See
artificial
- There's analmostunnervingquietnessand atouchof artificiality about thearea.
- The artificiality of thebuildingdesignreflectsthefactthat this is not anaturalenvironment.
- Somegardenersfrownoncolourfulflowersas if they are the last word in artificiality, but Ithinkthey are whatpleasurablegardeningis all about.
- Hethoughthe had noillusionsabout the artificiality of people'sreactionsto him.
- The artificiality of theconflictaddsto theoverallunpleasantnessof thefilm.
Natural and artificial
- anti-natural
- artificial
- 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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