imitation
英 [ɪmɪ'teɪʃ(ə)n]
美 [,ɪmɪ'teʃən]
- n. 模仿，仿造；仿制品
- adj. 人造的，仿制的
中文词源
imitation 仿制品来自imitate,模仿。引申词义模仿品，仿制品。
英文词源
- imitation (n.)
- c. 1400, "emulation; act of copying," from Old French imitacion, from Latin imitationem (nominative imitatio) "a copying, imitation," from past participle stem of imitari "to copy, portray, imitate," from PIE *im-eto-, from root *aim- "copy" (cognates: Hittite himma- "imitation, substitute"). Meaning "an artificial likeness" is from c. 1600. As an adjective, from 1840.
双语例句
- 1. He gave his imitation of Queen Elizabeth's royal wave.
- 他模仿伊丽莎白女王挥手致意。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. It's not real leather; it's only an imitation.
- 那不是真皮, 只不过是仿制品.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. Young children learn how to speak by imitation.
- 儿童通过模仿学说话.
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- 4. This is a real pearl, not an imitation.
- 这是真的珍珠, 不是仿制品.
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- 5. The imitation hardly matches up to the original.
- 这个仿制品简直不能同原件相比.
来自《简明英汉词典》