亚洲网紅露点

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imitation

[ im-i-tey-shuhn ]

noun

  1. a result or product of imitating.
  2. the act of imitating.
  3. a counterfeit; copy.
  4. a literary composition that imitates the manner or subject of another author or work.
  5. Biology. mimicry.
  6. Psychology. the performance of an act whose stimulus is the observation of the act performed by another person.
  7. Sociology. the copying of patterns of activity and thought of other groups or individuals.
  8. Art.
    1. (in Aristotelian aesthetics) the representation of an object or an action as it ought to be.
    2. the representation of actuality in art or literature.
  9. Music. the repetition of a melodic phrase at a different pitch or key from the original or in a different voice part.


adjective

  1. designed to imitate a genuine or superior article or thing:

    imitation leather.

  2. Jewelry. noting an artificial gem no part of which is of the true gemstone. Compare assembled, synthetic ( def 5 ).

imitation

/ 藢瑟尘瑟藞迟别瑟蕛蓹苍 /

noun

  1. the act, practice, or art of imitating; mimicry
  2. an instance or product of imitating, such as a copy of the manner of a person; impression
    1. a copy or reproduction of a genuine article; counterfeit
    2. ( as modifier )

      imitation jewellery

  3. (in contrapuntal or polyphonic music) the repetition of a phrase or figure in one part after its appearance in another, as in a fugue
  4. a literary composition that adapts the style of an older work to the writer's own purposes
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藢颈尘颈藞迟补迟颈辞苍补濒, adjective
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 颈尘顎卛路迟补顎僼颈辞苍路补濒 adjective
  • 苍辞苍顎卛尘路颈路迟补顎僼颈辞苍路补濒 adjective
  • 辞顎卾别谤路颈尘顎卛路迟补顎僼颈辞苍 noun
  • 辫谤别顎卛尘路颈路迟补顎僼颈辞苍 noun
  • 蝉别濒蹿顎-颈尘顎卛路迟补顎僼颈辞苍 noun
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of imitation1

1350鈥1400; Middle English < Latin 颈尘颈迟腻迟颈艒苍- (stem of 颈尘颈迟腻迟颈艒 ). See imitate, -ion
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Example Sentences

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But now imitations, known by the nickname "Dubai chocolate", have hit UK supermarkets including Waitrose, Lidl and Morrisons, with some supermarkets limiting the number of bars customers are allowed to buy.

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They feature fantastical beasts and foliage arranged in decorative panels, thought to be an imitation textile design.

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Aside from economic losses, he says there is a risk that US consumers will turn to imitations, capturing market share that would otherwise go to authentic Italian products.

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Dillon鈥檚 performance is not an impression or imitation, even though he gets to recreate various scenes from the controversial film, 鈥淟ast Tango in Paris,鈥 including the infamous 鈥渂utter scene.鈥

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This Wales team - a pale imitation of the giants of the past - helped England look good.

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