1630s, "having an aptitude for mimicry," from Greek mimetikos "imitative, good at imitating," from mimetos, verbal adjective of mimeisthai "to imitate." Originally of persons, attested of animals or plants from 1851. Related: Mimetical (1610s); mimetically.
双语例句
1. Both realism and naturalism are mimetic systems or practices of representation.
现实主义和自然主义都是一种模仿体系或表现性的做法。
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2. Onomatopoeia and mimetic words are a striking feature of Japanese vocabulary.
摘要拟声词和拟态词是日语词汇的突出特征.
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3. The future development of mimetic enzyme is prospected.
对模拟酶研究的未来作了展望.
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4. Because of its trace amount in the nature, it is always prepared by bio - mimetic synthesis methods.
