imitation
英 [ˌɪmɪˈteɪʃn] 美 [ˌɪmɪˈteʃən]

n.

模仿，仿效；仿制品；赝品；[生]拟态

adj.

人造的；仿制的；

变形

复数：imitations

双语释义

n.(名词)

1. [U]模仿,仿效 the act or an action of imitating
2. [C]仿制品,伪造物 a copy of the real thing

英英释义

imitation[ ,imi'teiʃən ]

• n.
  • the doctrine that representations of nature or human behavior should be accurate imitations
  • a copy that is represented as the original

    同义词：counterfeitforgery

  • copying (or trying to copy) the actions of someone else
  • a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect

    同义词：caricatureimpersonation

• adj.not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article

  "decorated with imitation palm leaves"

  同义词：fakefalsefauxsimulated

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)动词+～

• beware of imitation谨防伪劣品
• give a imitation模仿

形容词+～

• awkward imitation笨拙的模仿

介词+～

• by imitation通过模仿
• good example for imitation模仿的好榜样

～+介词

• imitation from the original pattern依照原样的仿制品
• imitation of leather仿制皮革

词组短语

in imitation of仿效；模仿

imitation wood仿制材；人造木

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. Young children learn how to speak by imitation.
   儿童通过模仿学说话。
2. He grew beards in imitation of the actor.
   他为了模仿那个演员,蓄起了胡子。
3. His style is a slavish imitation of his teacher's.
   他一味模仿教师的风格，毫无创意。
4. Her innocence is only an imitation.
   她的天真只是一种伪装。

权威例句

Imitation Costs and Patents: An Empirical Study
Is imitation learning the route to humanoid robots?
Play, dreams and imitation in childhood
Cortical mechanism of human imitation
Cortical mechanisms of human imitation.
Play, Dreams and Imitation in Childhood by Jean Piaget
Imitation to Innovation: The Dynamics of Korea's Technological Learning
Technical Change and the Rate of Imitation
Seasoned Offerings, Imitation Costs, and the Underpricing of Initial Public Offerings
Characterization of the Imitation Switch subfamily of ATP-dependent chromatin-remodeling factors in Saccharomyces cerevisiae