simulate
Definitions
To imitate or reproduce the behavior or conditions of something
模拟，仿真
To pretend to have or feel something; to feign
假装，伪装
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedLatin simulāre, 'to make like' (from similis). To simulate is to make something behave like the real thing. The same act of 'making a likeness' can be honest (a training simulation) or deceptive (to feign an emotion).
Root sim still carries 56 more wordsWhy It Means This
simulate carries two faces from one stem. In technology it is neutral: a simulator faithfully imitates a real system to train or test. In human behavior it turns suspect: to simulate calm or illness is to put on a likeness you do not truly have — to fake it. Both senses come from the single idea 'make it like the real thing.'
Common Collocations
- 1.simulate conditions模拟条件
- 2.simulate an environment模拟环境
- 3.simulate a scenario模拟场景
- 4.simulate behavior模拟行为
Example Sentences
- 1.
The software can simulate traffic flow across the whole city.
- 2.
Astronauts train in tanks that simulate weightlessness.
- 3.
He simulated surprise, though he already knew the news.