Tra từ artificial - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

ar·ti·fi·cial BrE [ˌɑːtɪˈfɪʃl] NAmE [ˌɑːrtɪˈfɪʃl] adjective
1. made or produced to copy sth natural; not real
•an artificial limb/flower/sweetener/fertilizer
•artificial lighting/light
2. created by people; not happening naturally
• A job interview is a very artificial situation.
•the artificial barriers of race, class and gender
3. not what it appears to be
Syn: ↑fake
•artificial emotion
Derived Words: ↑artificiality ▪ ↑artificially

Word Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French artificiel or Latin artificialis, from artificium ‘handicraft’, based on ars, art- ‘art’ + facere ‘make’.

Thesaurus:
artificial adj.
1.
•free from artificial colours and flavours
synthetic • • man-made • • false • • fake • • imitation •
Opp: natural
artificial/synthetic/man-made fabrics/fibres/materials/products
artificial/synthetic/fake/imitation fur/leather
artificial/synthetic/false/fake/imitation diamonds/pearls
2.
•A job interview is a very artificial situation.
disapproving forced • • strained • • laboured • • contrived •
a/an artificial/contrived situation/example
a forced/strained smile
sound forced/strained/laboured/contrived

Synonyms:
artificial
synthetic • false • man-made • fake • imitation
These words all describe things that are not real, or not naturally produced or grown.
artificial • made or produced to copy sth natural; not real: ▪ artificial flowers ◇ ▪ artificial light
synthetic • made by combining chemical substances rather than being produced naturally by plants or animals: ▪ synthetic drugs ◇ ▪ shoes with synthetic soles
false • not natural: ▪ false teeth ◇ ▪ a false beard
man-made • made by people; not natural: ▪ man-made fibres such as nylon
fake • made to look like sth else; not real: ▪ a fake-fur jacket
imitation • [only before noun] made to look like sth else; not real: ▪ She would never wear imitation pearls.
artificial/synthetic/man-made fabrics/fibres/materials/products
artificial/synthetic/fake/imitation fur/leather
artificial/synthetic/false/fake/imitation diamonds/pearls

Example Bank:
•a patently artificial contrivance
•All food served in the restaurant is completely free from any artificial colours and flavours.
•I don't like having to do detailed work in artificial light.
•It would be entirely artificial to try and divorce the two issues.
•The patient was kept alive by the artificial heart for nearly two months.
•They use rather artificial examples.