1690s, as a term in logic, "deductive," from French synthétique (17c.) and directly from Modern Latin syntheticus, from Greek synthetikos "skilled in putting together, constructive," from synthetos "put together, constructed, compounded," past participle of syntithenai "to put together" (see synthesis). From 1874 in reference to products or materials made artificially by chemical synthesis; hence "artificial" (1930). As a noun, "synthetic material," from 1934. Related: Synthetical (1620s in logic).
双语例句
1. The jellies were topped with suspiciously synthetic blobs of cream.
果冻上面是一小团看上去有点怪异的人造奶油。
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2. Nylon is a synthetic; it is not from nature.
尼龙是一种合成纤维, 不是天然物质.
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3. We felt the salesman's synthetic friendliness.
我们感觉到那位销售员的虚情假意.
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4. It's the synthetic diamond.
这是人造钻石.
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5. When the synthetic fabric is contrasted with the natural one, the difference is very apparent.