artificial

[.ɑ:ti'fiʃəl]

adj.人造的, 虚伪的, 武断的

a.

1. 人工的, 人造的; 假的

The room was decorated with artificial flowers.

房间用人造花装饰。

2. 矫揉造作的, 不自然的

Her artificial manner made me sick.

她那装腔作势的样子令我恶心。

3. 人为的

词形变化

副词: artificially | 名词: artificiality |

词义辨析

同义:

a.人造的; 不自然的

false  pretended  unreal  substitute  fake  synthetic  factitious  imitative  counterfeit  

同义参见:

hypocritical  theatrical  forced  fictitious  man-made  insincere  

反义:

a.假的; 人为的

natural  genuine  real  artless  

英英释义

形容词 artificial:

contrived by art rather than nature

同义词：unreal

artificially formal

同义词：contrived, hokey, stilted

not arising from natural growth or characterized by vital processes

补充

artificialartificial英:[ˌɑ:tiˈfiʃəl] 美:[ˌɑrtəˈfɪʃəl]adj.1.人造的, 人工的, 假的The new dam will form a large artificial lake behind it.新筑的水坝将会在后面形成一个人工湖。2.虚假的, 不真挚的, 矫揉造作的Her smile looks artificial.她的微笑很做作。3.人为的

例句

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. 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. artificial materials人工材料 4. These are very artificial conditions.这些是非常不自然的状态。 5. the artificial environment of an office办公室的非自然环境 6. Hollywood is frightfully artificial.好莱坞特别光怪陆离。 7. He was hurt by her artificial cheeriness.她故作欢颜让他很受伤害。 8. The artificial smile froze on his face, then slipped away.假笑在他脸上凝固, 随即消失了。 9. her skin glowed in the artificial light.她的皮肤在人为的灯光下发亮。 10. an artificial limb.假腿。 11. artificial flowers.假花。 12. the artificial division of people into age groups.人为地将人们分成不同年龄段。 13. she gave an artificial smile.她做作地笑了一下。 14. artificial flowers人造花 15. artificial lighting/plants人工照明；人造植物 16. the world's first artificial heart世界首例人造心脏 17. This product contains no artificial colors/flavors/sweeteners—only natural substances are used.本产品不含人造色素/香料/甜味剂——只采用天然物质。 18. artificial price inflation人为造成的物价膨胀 19. "The country's borders are artificial, and were set with no consideration for the various ethnic groups in the region."那个国家的边界是人为划定的，当时没有考虑到那个地区的各个族群。 20. an artificial smile假笑 21. Her concern seemed a bit artificial. [=forced]她的关心似乎有几分勉强。 22. the artificiality of his manner/smile他举止/笑容的虚伪 23. artificially flavored/colored人工添加香味/色素的 24. The building is artificially lit.这座建筑有人工照明。