artificial ar·ti·fi·cial / 7BrtE5fIFEl ; 7B:tE5fIFEl /adjectiveusually before noun 1. not real or not made of natural things but made to be like something that is real or natural人造的,人工的;ANTnatural; SYNfalse
•artificial flowers假花
•artificial light人造光
•artificial fertilizers化肥
⇒picture atNATURAL¹ 2. an artificial situation or quality exists because someone has made it exist, and not because it is really necessary人为的:
•artificial distinctions人为差别
•artificial barriers of gender and race性别和种族的人为障碍
3. artificial behaviour is not sincere – used to show disapproval虚假的,不真挚的,矫揉造作的〔含贬义〕;ANTgenuine
•an artificial smile假笑
—artificially adv:
•Food prices are being kept artificially low.食品价格正被人为地控制在低水平。
—artificiality / 7BrtE7fIFI5AlEtI ; 7B:tEfIFi5AlEti / noun U