artificial

adj.

1. 人工的；人造的；假的
   made or produced to copy sth natural; not real
   1. an artificial limb/flower/sweetener/fertilizer
      假肢；假花；人造甜味剂；化肥
   2. artificial lighting/light
      人工照明；人造光
2. 人为的；非自然的
   created by people; not happening naturally
   1. A job interview is a very artificial situation.
      求职面试是一个非常不自然的场面。
   2. the artificial barriers of race, class and gender
      种族 / 阶级 / 性别的人为障碍
3. 虚假的；假装的
   not what it appears to be
   1. artificial emotion
      假装的情感

1. ADJ 人造的；非自然形成的
   Artificial objects, materials, or processes do not occur naturally and are created by human beings, for example using science or technology.
   1. ...a wholefood diet free from artificial additives, colours and flavours...
      不含人工添加剂、色素和香料的天然食品
   2. The city is dotted with small lakes, natural and artificial...
      这个城市小型湖泊星罗棋布，有天然的也有人工的。
   3. He did not want his life to be prolonged by artificial means.
      他不想靠人为方式延长生命。
2. ADJ-GRADED 人造的；不自然的；假的
   An artificial state or situation exists only because someone has created it, and therefore often seems unnatural or unnecessary.
   1. Even in the artificial environment of an office, our body rhythms continue to affect us...
      即使是在办公室这样的非自然环境中，我们的人体生物钟依然影响着我们。
   2. Removed from the artificial atmosphere of the fashion show, high-fashion clothes often look cheap and silly.
      脱离了时装表演营造的氛围，非常时尚的时装看上去常常显得既廉价又可笑。
3. ADJ-GRADED 假装的；虚伪的；矫揉造作的
   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.
   1. The voice was patronizing and affected, the accent artificial.
      声音拿腔拿调的，听上去矫揉造作。
4. ADJ-GRADED （味道、外观）不自然的，不真实的，添加非天然成分的
   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.
   1. The meat was chewy and the sauce was glutinous and tasted artificial.
      肉嚼不烂，酱汁黏稠，味道也不自然。
   2. ...complaints that their tinned peas were an artificial shade of green.
      对他们的听装豌豆添加人工合成绿色素的投诉

1. Simon's book provides a succinct outline of artificial intelligence and its application to robotics.
   西蒙的书简明扼要地概括了人工智能及其在机器人技术方面的应用。
2. The city is dotted with small lakes, natural and artificial
   这个城市小型湖泊星罗棋布，有天然的也有人工的。
3. He did not want his life to be prolonged by artificial means.
   他不想靠人为方式延长生命。
4. Even in the artificial environment of an office, our body rhythms continue to affect us
   即使是在办公室这样的非自然环境中，我们的人体生物钟依然影响着我们。
5. Removed from the artificial atmosphere of the fashion show, high-fashion clothes often look cheap and silly.
   脱离了时装表演营造的氛围，非常时尚的时装看上去常常显得既廉价又可笑。
6. The voice was patronizing and affected, the accent artificial.
   声音拿腔拿调的，听上去矫揉造作。
7. The meat was chewy and the sauce was glutinous and tasted artificial.
   肉嚼不烂，酱汁黏稠，味道也不自然。
8. She was given artificial respiration and cardiac massage.
   有人给她做了人工呼吸和心脏按压。
9. Most artificial joints are cemented into place.
   多数人工关节是用骨水泥固定到位的。
10. The country was an artificial construct held together by force and intimidation for more than 70 years.
    这个国家是靠武力和恐吓维系达七十余年的人治政权。
11. The Tel, an artificial mountain, entombs Jericho's ancient past.
    泰勒山作为一座人造山掩藏着杰里科过去古老的历史。
12. It tastes artificial, but at that price what can you expect?
    尝起来像是假的，但是就这个价格你还想指望什么？
13. Our range of herbal teas contain no preservatives, colourings or artificial flavourings.
    我们这一系列的药草茶不含防腐剂、色素以及人工调味品。
14. The sauce was glutinous and tasted artificial.
    这种酱有些黏，尝起来不是非常地道。
15. Doctors in Arizona say they have implanted an artificial heart into a 46-year-old woman
    亚利桑那州的医生称他们已经把一颗人造心脏移植到一名46岁妇女的体内。
16. The artificial sweetener sorbitol has a laxative effect
    人工甜味剂山梨糖醇有通便作用。
17. If you arrange your picture too systematically the results can look very mannered and artificial.
    如果你把图画安排得太有条理，就会看上去非常假，不够自然。
18. Managers have learned to grapple with networking, artificial intelligence, computer-aided engineering and manufacturing.
    经理们已经学会了如何应对联网、人工智能、计算机辅助工程和制造。
19. They outfitted him with artificial legs
    他们为他安了假腿。
20. Organic food is unadulterated food produced without artificial chemicals or pesticides.
    有机食品是未使用人工化学制剂和杀虫剂的纯净食品。
21. The treatment does not involve the use of any artificial drugs.
    这种治疗不会使用任何人工合成药物。
22. An artificial language has no vitality.
    人为的语言缺乏生命力。
23. She made artificial flowers from paper.
    她用纸做花。
24. In animal breeding, especially cattle-breeding, artificial insemination is now widely used.
    在动物生育，特别是牛的生育中，人工授精已经广泛使用。
25. Artificial sweeteners are used in soft drinks.
    软饮料中使用人造甜味剂。
26. Her smile looks artificial.
    她的微笑是假装出来的。
27. It's an artificial device which stimulates the auditory areas of the brain.
    这是刺激大脑中听觉区域的人造装置。
28. This is the research field of Artificial Neural Networks.
    这正是人工神经网络的研究范畴。
29. A well log interpretation system based on artificial neural networks is designed in this paper.
    文中设计了基于神经网络的测井解释系统，讨论了系统的结构、后传算法以及实现的途径。
30. In this way I can make up new moves using my "artificial intelligence".
    以这种方式，我就可以用我的“人工智能”编造新的移动程序。

  artificial man-made synthetic【导航词义：人造的】

  artificial adj. 人造的

〔辨析〕指由人工制造的、模仿天然材料的东西，含真伪对比的意味。

  man-made adj. 人造的，非天然的

〔辨析〕指完全由人工制造的，不含仿造和真伪对比的意味。

  synthetic adj. 合成的，人造的

〔辨析〕指由几种人工材料、化学物质等混合制成的。

adj

1. artificially formal
   1. that artificial humility that her husband hated
   2. contrived coyness
   3. a stilted letter of acknowledgment
   4. when people try to correct their speech they develop a stilted pronunciation

   Synonym:    contrivedhokeystilted

2. contrived by art rather than nature
   1. artificial flowers
   2. artificial flavoring
   3. an artificial diamond
   4. artificial fibers
   5. artificial sweeteners

   Synonym:    unreal

3. not arising from natural growth or characterized by vital processes