imitation的意思

imitation

英式音标[,ɪmɪ'teʃən]
美式英标[ɪmɪ'teɪʃ(ə)n]

基本解释

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.

实用例句

1. He gave his imitation of Queen Elizabeth's royal wave.: 他模仿伊丽莎白女王挥手致意。

2. It's not real leather; it's only an imitation.: 那不是真皮, 只不过是仿制品.

3. Young children learn how to speak by imitation.: 儿童通过模仿学说话.

4. This is a real pearl, not an imitation.: 这是真的珍珠, 不是仿制品.

5. The imitation hardly matches up to the original.: 这个仿制品简直不能同原件相比.

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