imitative
英['ɪmɪtətɪv]
美['ɪmɪtetɪv]
英英释意
- 1. marked by or given to imitation;
- "acting is an imitative art"
- "man is an imitative being"
- 2. (of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound;
- "onomatopoeic words are imitative of noises"
- "it was independently developed in more than one place as an onomatopoetic term"- Harry Hoijer
- 3. not genuine; imitating something superior;
- "counterfeit emotion"
- "counterfeit money"
- "counterfeit works of art"
- "a counterfeit prince"