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artificial

/ahr-tuh-fish-uhl/US // ˌɑr təˈfɪʃ əl //UK // (ˌɑːtɪˈfɪʃəl) //

人工,人造,人为,人为的

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : made by human skill; produced by humans: artificial flowers.
    • : imitation; simulated; sham: artificial vanilla flavoring.
    • : lacking naturalness or spontaneity; forced; contrived; feigned: an artificial smile.
    • : full of affectation; affected; stilted: artificial manners; artificial speech.
    • : made without regard to the particular needs of a situation, person, etc.; imposed arbitrarily; unnatural: artificial rules for dormitory residents.
    • : Biology. based on arbitrary, superficial characteristics rather than natural, organic relationships: an artificial system of classification.
    • : Jewelry. manufactured to resemble a natural gem, in chemical composition or appearance.Compare assembled, imitation, synthetic.

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Examples

  • While that might not sound like a particular pressing need to the average person, the project fits into Musk’s long-standing concerns about artificial intelligence.

  • Dubbed Sputnik-V, after the first artificial satellite, the vaccine has been tested in only a small number of people.

  • Once tourists filled the vessel’s 20 leather armchairs, it would plunge into an artificial lake shaped like a champagne glass.

  • Knewz uses a mix of human curation and “artificial intelligence” to present stories from around 400 sources.

  • In this way, they were able to incept a wholly artificial smell into mice.

  • In the end, the line between magic and religion may be something of an artificial one.

  • Complete male reproductive independence would also hinge on artificial womb technology, which also made headlines in 2014.

  • In lieu of a traditional runway, Lagerfeld had the Grand Palais trussed up as an artificial city.

  • Not all scientists agree that artificial sweeteners are a no-no when it comes to your health and diet.

  • The market for artificial sweeteners has soared above $1 billion annually in the U.S. alone.

  • It was not, however, through any of these artificial means that real relief was brought to the community.

  • He did not know what the scent was, but it smelled rich and artificial, and he disliked to associate it with his new friend.

  • When rapidly deposited, as by artificial precipitation, triple phosphate often takes feathery, star- or leaf-like forms.

  • As his system is the foe of all artificial methods, it is par excellence the “Natural” System.

  • She still wore the shabby lace and the artificial bunch of violets on the side of her head.