artificially
UK/,a:ti'fiʃəli/US/.ɑ:ti'fiʃәli/
B2
释义
adv.
By human effort or technology rather than by natural processes; unnaturally.
人工地,人为地;不自然地。
词根拆分
词根派生artificial + -ly = 以人工方式。artificial = arti(ars"技艺")+ fic(fac"做/造")= "靠技艺造出来"而非天然生成。artificially = 靠人工制造。参见 artificial。
词根 art 还连着 11 个词常用搭配
- 1.artificially sweetened人工加糖的
- 2.artificially created人工创造的
- 3.artificially low人为压低的
- 4.artificially inflated人为抬高的
例句
- 1.
The fruit juice is artificially sweetened.
这种果汁是人工加糖的。
- 2.
Prices were artificially inflated by speculation.
价格因投机而被人为抬高。