artificiality
UK/,ɑːtɪfɪʃɪ'ælətɪ/US/.ɑ:tifiʃi'æliti/
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释义
n.
The quality of being unnatural or man-made; contrived quality
不自然,人工性,矫揉造作
词根拆分
词根派生artificial 的抽象名词:art(技艺)+ fic(造,来自 fac)+ -ial + -ity ="由技艺而非自然造成的状态"。
词根 art 还连着 11 个词常用搭配
- 1.sense of artificiality不自然的感觉
- 2.air of artificiality做作的气息
例句
- 1.
There was an air of artificiality about the whole event.
整场活动透着一股做作的气息。
- 2.
The dialogue's artificiality spoiled the film.
对白的生硬做作毁了这部电影。