imitation
英 [ɪmɪ'teɪʃ(ə)n]
美 [,ɪmɪ'teʃən]
- n. 模仿,仿造;仿製品
- adj. 人造的,仿製的
中文詞源
imitation 仿製品來自imitate,模仿。引申詞義模仿品,仿製品。
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. He gave his imitation of Queen Elizabeth's royal wave.
- 他模仿伊麗莎白女王揮手致意。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. It's not real leather; it's only an imitation.
- 那不是真皮, 隻不過是仿製品.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. Young children learn how to speak by imitation.
- 兒童通過模仿學說話.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. This is a real pearl, not an imitation.
- 這是真的珍珠, 不是仿製品.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. The imitation hardly matches up to the original.
- 這個仿製品簡直不能同原件相比.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》