artificial, false, synthetic, man-made

形容詞 artificial:

1. contrived by art rather than nature
   同義詞：unreal
2. artificially formal
   同義詞：contrived, hokey, stilted
3. not arising from natural growth or characterized by vital processes

1. Artificial heating hastens the growth of plants.
   人工供暖能促進(jìn)植物生長。
2. This orange drink contains no artificial flavourings.
   這種橙汁飲品不含人工調(diào)味料。
3. It was not until 1884 that the first artificial fiber was made.
   直到一八八四年，第一個人造纖維才制造出來。
4. I was fitted an artificial tooth by the dentist.
   牙醫(yī)給我鑲了顆假牙。
5. A partial or complete set of artificial teeth for either the upper or lower jaw.
   假牙安在上顎或下顎的人造的部分牙齒或全部牙床
6. This dress is made of artificial fibers.
   這件衣服是人造纖維的。
7. I can't stand his artificial smiles.
   我受不了他的假笑。

ar.ti.fi.cial

adj.Abbr. art.（形容詞）縮寫 art.

Made by human beings; produced rather than natural.
人工的：由人工制成的；（人工）生產(chǎn)而非自然的
Brought about or caused by sociopolitical or other human-generated forces or influences:
人為的：由于社會政治或其他人為生成力量或影響而產(chǎn)生或造成的：
例句：
set up artificial barriers against women and minorities; an artificial economic boom.
制造歧視婦女和少數(shù)民族的人為障礙；人為的經(jīng)濟(jì)繁榮

Made in imitation of something natural; simulated.
模擬的：照自然的東西仿造的；模仿的
Not genuine or natural:
假的：不真實或不自然的：
例句：
an artificial smile.
不自然的微笑

來源：
Middle English
中古英語
from Old French
源自 古法語
from Latin artifici3lis [belonging to art]
源自 拉丁語 artifici3lis [屬于藝術(shù)]
from artificium [craftsmanship] * see artifice
源自 artificium [工藝] *參見 artifice

【引伸】
ar.tifi.cial.ity
ar.tifi.cially
adv.（副詞）
<參考詞匯><同義詞>artificial,synthetic,ersatz,simulatedThese adjectives are compared as they refer to what is made by human beings rather than natural in origin.Of these termsartificial is broadest in meaning and connotation:
當(dāng)這些形容詞用于指由人工制成而非源于自然的東西時作一比較。這些詞中artificial 在意思和含義上用得最廣：
例句：
an artificial sweetener;
人工增甜劑；

例句：
artificial flowers.
人造花。

Synthetic often implies the use of a chemical process to produce a substance that will look or function like the original, often with certain advantages, such as enhanced durability or convenience of use or care:
Synthetic 常指使用化學(xué)反應(yīng)來產(chǎn)生一種看起來或用起來像原來的東西，常常帶有某種長處，如耐用或使用和保養(yǎng)方便：
例句：
synthetic rubber;
合成橡膠；

例句：
a synthetic fabric. Anersatz product is a transparently inferior imitation:
合成纖維。 ersatz 產(chǎn)品是一種明顯的低檔仿制品：

例句：
ersatz coffee;
人造咖啡；

例句：
ersatz mink.
人造貂皮。

Simulated refers to what is made to resemble or substitute for another often costlier substance:
Simulated 指生產(chǎn)出一種相象的或替代另一種經(jīng)常是昂貴的東西：
例句：
a purse of simulated alligator hide;
仿短吻鱷魚皮錢包；

例句：
simulated mahogany paneling.
仿紅木鑲板。