1620s, "feign, pretend, assume falsely" (implied in simulated), back-formation from simulation or else from Latin simulatus, past participle of simulare "to make like, imitate, copy." Meaning "to use a model to imitate certain conditions for purposes of study or training" is from 1947. Related: Simulating.
雙語例句
1. Smoke was used to simulate steam coming from a smashed radiator.
用煙來模擬從撞碎的散熱器中冒出的蒸氣。
來自柯林斯例句
2. I tried to simulate surprise at the news.
聽到這個消息後，我竭力裝出一副吃驚的樣子。
來自《權威詞典》
3. A sheet of metal was shaken to simulate the noise of thunder.
猛力抖動金屬片以模仿雷聲.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. Cadets are having to use football rattles to simulate gunfire because blank ammunition is too costly.
空包彈太昂貴了，軍校學員不得不用足球比賽時助威用的響板來模擬槍聲。
來自柯林斯例句
5. The scientist developed one model to simulate a full year of the globe's climate.