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imitation
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural imitations
plural imitations
Learner's definition of IMITATION
1
: the act of copying or imitating someone or something模仿；仿效
[noncount]
- Children learn by imitation of adults.儿童通过模仿成人来学习。
- The restaurant was designed in imitation of a Japanese temple.这家餐厅是仿照一座日本寺院设计的。
[count]
- He did a hilarious imitation of his father.他学他父亲的样子，好玩极了。
2
[count] : something that is made or produced as a copy仿制品；复制品
- The real diamonds are in a museum. These are just imitations.真的钻石在博物馆里，这些只是仿制品。
- a cheap/poor imitation 廉价/低劣的仿制品
- The remake of the movie was a pale imitation [=an inferior version] of the original.这部电影的翻拍是对原版的拙劣模仿。
2 imitation /ˌɪməˈteɪʃən/ adjective
2 imitation
/ˌɪməˈteɪʃən/
adjective
Learner's definition of IMITATION
always used before a noun
: made to look like something that is valuable : not genuine人造的；仿造的
- imitation pearls人造珍珠
- imitation leather人造革
im·i·ta·tion ˌi-mə-ˈtā-shən 
Synonyms
Example Sentences
Noun Children learn by imitation of adults. The restaurant was designed in imitation of a Japanese temple. He did a hilarious imitation of his father. The real diamonds are in a museum. These are just imitations. Adjective the stage production uses only imitation diamonds, as real gems would be prohibitively expensive
Recent Examples on the Web
Jacob Carpenter, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2022 According to Cowell, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 17 Aug. 2022 In tech circles, imitation is not the best form of flattery. John Brandon, Forbes, 1 Aug. 2022 While imitation is a form of flattery, that, too, represents a part of his legacy. Brian Lowry, CNN, 20 July 2022 But imitation is both the sincerest form of flattery and the sign of a healthy market. Walter Frick, Quartz, 8 June 2022 This being an industry where imitation is the sincerest form of television, Bezos’ underlings took his mandate as literally as possible. Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 31 Aug. 2022 Some say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 29 Aug. 2022 The top tactics for steelhead trout are to work a very basic tiny black marabou jig tipped with maggots or waxworms, or a single salmon egg imitation, in the river current under a stick float. D'arcy Egan, cleveland, 4 Mar. 2021 See More
Noun
If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, no company has earned excessive adulation over the past year quite like TikTok’s Chinese parent ByteDance. Jacob Carpenter, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2022 According to Cowell, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 17 Aug. 2022 In tech circles, imitation is not the best form of flattery. John Brandon, Forbes, 1 Aug. 2022 While imitation is a form of flattery, that, too, represents a part of his legacy. Brian Lowry, CNN, 20 July 2022 But imitation is both the sincerest form of flattery and the sign of a healthy market. Walter Frick, Quartz, 8 June 2022 This being an industry where imitation is the sincerest form of television, Bezos’ underlings took his mandate as literally as possible. Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 31 Aug. 2022 Some say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 29 Aug. 2022 The top tactics for steelhead trout are to work a very basic tiny black marabou jig tipped with maggots or waxworms, or a single salmon egg imitation, in the river current under a stick float. D'arcy Egan, cleveland, 4 Mar. 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English ymytacyoun "emulation," borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French imitacion, borrowed from Latin imitātiōn-, imitātiō "action of copying, copy," from imitārī "to follow as a pattern, imitate" + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of verbal action
Adjective
from attributive use of imitation entry 1
First Known Use
Noun
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Adjective
1818, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of imitation was in the 14th century Phrases Containing imitation
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