artificial
adj. 人造的; 不自然的; 假的; 虛偽的; 不真實的; 新增非天然成分的
Artificial objects, materials, or processes do not occur naturally and are created by human beings, for example using science or technology.
...a wholefood diet free from artificial additives, colours and flavours...
不含人工新增劑、色素和香料的天然食品
The city is dotted with small lakes, natural and artificial...
這個城市小型湖泊星羅棋佈,有天然的也有人工的。
An artificial state or situation exists only because someone has created it, and therefore often seems unnatural or unnecessary.
Even in the artificial environment of an office, our body rhythms continue to affect us...
即使是在辦公室這樣的非自然環境中,我們的人體生物鐘依然影響著我們。
Removed from the artificial atmosphere of the fashion show, high-fashion clothes often look cheap and silly.
脫離了時裝表演營造的氛圍,非常時尚的時裝看上去常常顯得既廉價又可笑。
If you describe someone or their behaviour as artificial, you disapprove of them because they pretend to have attitudes and feelings which they do not really have.
The voice was patronizing and affected, the accent artificial.
聲音拿腔拿調的,聽上去矯揉造作。
If you say that food tastes or looks artificial, you do not like it because its taste or appearance does not seem genuine, and seems to be created by added substances.
The meat was chewy and the sauce was glutinous and tasted artificial.
肉嚼不爛,醬汁黏稠,味道也不自然。
...complaints that their tinned peas were an artificial shade of green.
對他們的聽裝豌豆新增人工合成綠色素的投訴
1. contrived by art rather than nature;
2. artificially formal;
3. not arising from natural growth or characterized by vital processes
artificial, false, synthetic, man-made
這些形容詞均有"人造的,非自然的"之意。
They tried artificial respiration but it was of no avail.
他們試做人工呼吸,可是無效.
An artificial language has no vitality.
人為的語言缺乏生命力.
Does artificial silk crease more easily than natural silk?
人造絲比天然絲更易起皺 嗎 ?
The new dam will form a large artificial lake behind it.
新築的水壩將會在後面形成一個人工湖.
Their cheerfulness seemed rather strained and artificial.
他們的快樂表情看上去很勉強而做作.