made or produced by human beings rather than occurring naturally, especially as a copy of something natural
人工的,人造的
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her skin glowed in the artificial light 她的皮肤在人为的灯光下发亮
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an artificial limb 假腿
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artificial flowers. 假花。
(of a situation or concept)not existing naturally; contrived or false
(境况,观念)非自然存在的;人为的,假的
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the artificial division of people into age groups. 人为地将人们分成不同年龄段。
【桥牌】 (叫牌)按约定而非随意的。
(of a person or their behaviour or manner)insincere or affected
(人,行为,态度)虚伪的,做作的
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she gave an artificial smile. 她做作地笑了一下。
"late Middle English: from Old French