artificial

一、真题好句
artificial 选择性必修1000 全国卷频次:3 教材出处:译林版选必修B2U3
/ˌɑːtɪˈfɪʃəl/ /ˌɑːrtɪˈfɪʃəl/
a.
人工的，人造的，假的，非原产地的
高考真题原句提选：
Otherwise, the recreation of traditions would be artificial and empty, he said.

二、词组｜习惯用语
artificial intelligence 人工智能
artificial leather 人造革
artificial insemination 人工受精
artificial stone 人造石
artificial life 人工生命；人造生命
artificial heart [医]人工心脏
artificial light 人造光
artificial lake 人工湖；水库；人工蓄水池
artificial flower 人造花
artificial aging 人工时效；人工老化；人工硬化
artificial color 人工色素
artificial limb n. 假肢
artificial marble 人造大理石
artificial lift 人工升举
artificial person [经]法人
artificial silk 人造丝
artificial respiration 人工呼吸；人工呼吸急救法
artificial satellite 人造卫星
artificial turf 人造草皮
artificial lighting [机]人工照明

三、词根记忆

artificial
a.
人工的,人造的,人為的;虛偽的,做作的With rhythm, the arithmetic teacher put the artist’s artificial articles on the vehicle.算術老師把藝術家的人造物品有節奏地放到運載工具裏.
人工的;矯揉造作的(artifice技巧+ial→用技巧做出的→人工的)[art=skill,joint,trick,表示”技巧,關節,詭計”]

ar·ti·fi·cial / 7B:ti5fiFl; NAmE 7B:rt- /
adjective
1. made or produced to copy sth natural; not real
人工的；人造的；假的:
an artificial limb / flower / sweetener / fertilizer
假肢；假花；人造甜味剂；化肥
artificial lighting / light
人工照明；人造光
2. created by people; not happening naturally
人为的；非自然的:
A job interview is a very artificial situation.
求职面试是一个相当不自然的场面。
the artificial barriers of race, class and gender
种族/阶级/性别的人为障碍
3. not what it appears to be
虚假的；假装的
SYN fake :
artificial emotion
假装的情感
• ar·ti·fi·ci·al·ity / 7B:ti7fiFi5AlEti; NAmE 7B:rt- / noun [U] • ar·ti·fi·cial·ly / 7B:ti5fiFEli; NAmE 7B:rt- / adv.:
artificially created lakes
人工湖泊
artificially low prices
人为压低的价格

artificial /ˌɑːtɪˈfɪʃəl◂ $ ˌɑːr-/ ●●● S3 adjective [usually before noun] 1  not real or not made of natural things but made to be like something that is real or natural 人造的，人工的 SYN false OPP natural
artificial flowers
假花
artificial light
人造光
artificial fertilizers
化肥
→ See picture of 见图 NATURAL 1
2  an artificial situation or quality exists because someone has made it exist, and not because it is really necessary 人为的
artificial distinctions
人为差别
artificial barriers of gender and race
性别和种族的人为障碍
3  artificial behaviour is not sincere – used to show disapproval 〔行为〕虚假的，不真挚的，矫揉造作的〔含贬义〕 OPP genuine
an artificial smile
假笑
—artificially adverb
Food prices are being kept artificially low.
食品价格正被人为地控制在低水平。
—artificiality /ˌɑːtəfɪʃiˈæləti $ ˌɑːr-/ noun [uncountable]  THESAURUS
Origin artificial (1300-1400) Old French artificiel, from Latin artificialis, from artificium; → ARTIFICE

artificial ★★☆☆☆
1.ADJ 形容词人造的；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.
…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

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。

He did not want his life to be prolonged by artificial means.

他不想靠人为方式延长生命。

artificially
…artificially sweetened lemonade.

添加人造甜味剂的柠檬水

…drugs which artificially reduce heart rate.

可以人为降低心率的药物

2.ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词人造的；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.

【搭配模式】：usu ADJ n
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。

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。

artificiality
…another example of the capriciousness and artificiality of our adversarial system of justice.

关于对抗制审判方式的多变性和虚假性的又一个例子

artificially
…state subsidies that have kept retail prices artificially low.

人为地把零售价格限制在低水平的国家补贴

3.ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词假装的；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.

【语用信息】：disapproval
The voice was patronizing and affected, the accent artificial.

声音拿腔拿调的，听上去矫揉造作。

artificiality
…the novel’s use of homosexuality to suggest the artificiality of all relationships in that nervous city.

小说通过对同性恋的描写向读者暗示了在那个浮躁的城市里人际往来的虚情假意

4.ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词（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.
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。

…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

artificial /ˌɑɚtəˈfɪʃl̟/ adjective
1
: not natural or real : made, produced, or done to seem like something natural人造的；人工的
artificial lighting/plants
人工照明；人造植物
the world’s first artificial heart
世界首例人造心脏
This product contains no artificial colors/flavors/sweeteners—only natural substances are used.
本产品不含人造色素/香料/甜味剂——只采用天然物质。
2
: not happening or existing naturally : created or caused by people人为的；人为制造的
artificial price inflation
人为造成的物价膨胀
The country’s borders are artificial, and were set with no consideration for the various ethnic groups in the region.
那个国家的边界是人为划定的，当时没有考虑到那个地区的各个族群。
3
[more artificial; most artificial] : not sincere假装的；不真诚的
an artificial smile
假笑
Her concern seemed a bit artificial. [=forced] 她的关心似乎有几分勉强。
— artificiality /ˌɑɚtəˌfɪʃiˈæləti/ noun [noncount] the artificiality of his manner/smile
他举止/笑容的虚伪
— artificially adverb
artificially flavored/colored
人工添加香味/色素的
The building is artificially lit.
这座建筑有人工照明。