mimic
中文来自 ECDICT
- adj.
- 模仿的,摹拟的
- n.
- 效颦者,模仿者,小丑,仿制品
- vt.
- 模仿,摹拟
演变路径(由近及远)
词源说明
From Latin mīmicus, from Ancient Greek μῑμικός (mīmikós, “belonging to mimes”), from μῖμος (mîmos, “imitator, actor”); see mime.
释义(英文)
动词 Verb
- (transitive) To imitate, especially in order to ridicule.
- (biology, transitive) To take on the appearance of another, for protection or camouflage.
名词 Noun
- A person who practices mimicry; especially:
- An entity that mimics another entity, such as a disease that resembles another disease in its signs and symptoms; see the great imitator.