- [countable]
a copy of something, especially something expensive 仿制品；赝品 a poor/cheap imitation of the real thing 低劣的仿制品 This latest production is a pale imitation of the original (= it is not nearly as good). 最新推出的制作远不如它所依据的原著精彩。 imitation leather/pearls 人造革；假珍珠
Synonyms artificialartificial- synthetic
- false
- man-made
- fake
- imitation
- artificial made or produced to copy something natural; not real:
artificial flowers 假花 artificial light 人造光
- synthetic made by combining chemical substances rather than being produced naturally by plants or animals:
synthetic drugs 合成药物 shoes with synthetic soles 合成鞋底的鞋
- false not natural:
false teeth 假牙 a false beard 假胡子
- man-made made by people; not natural:
man-made fibres such as nylon 尼龙之类的人造纤维
- fake made to look like something else; not real:
a fake-fur jacket 一件人造毛皮的短上衣
- imitation [only before noun] made to look like something else; not real:
She would never wear imitation pearls. 她绝不会戴假珍珠。
- artificial/synthetic/man-made fabrics/fibres/materials/products
- artificial/synthetic/fake/imitation fur/leather
- artificial/synthetic/false/fake/imitation diamonds/pearls
Extra ExamplesShe would never wear imitation pearls. 她绝不会戴假珍珠。 Accept no cheap imitations of our product! 请抵制模仿我们产品的廉价货！ Many tourists cannot tell the difference between authentic Indian craftwork and imported imitations. 许多游客无法区分真正的印度工艺品和进口的仿制品。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- accurate
- good
- passable
- …
- [uncountable]
the act of copying somebody/something 模仿；效仿 A child learns to talk by imitation. 小孩子通过模仿学会说话。 - in imitation of somebody/something
Many corporate methods have been adopted by American managers in imitation of Japanese practice. 美国的管理人员采用了很多取法日本的公司经营之道。 The poems, some in imitation of Ossian, are graceful if unremarkable. 这些诗歌有些效仿了莪相的风格，即使算不上优秀也称得上优雅。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- slavish
- direct
- in imitation of
- [countable]
an act of copying the way somebody talks and behaves, especially to make people laugh 模仿（某人）的言谈举止；（尤指）滑稽模仿 He does an imitation of Donald Trump. 他模仿唐纳德·特朗普。 He does a perfect imitation of a turkey. 他能逼真地模仿火鸡。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- accurate
- fair
- good
- …
- do
- give
- perform
- …
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin imitatio(n-), from the verb imitari; related to imago ‘image’.