Factitious



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• adj.人为的, 不真实的
• ［英］ adj.人为的, 不真实的 ( not natural; forced or artificial)
• ［记］ fact ( 做) +itious -> 做出来的 -> 人为的

Webster Collegiate

adjective

• Etymology: Latin facticius, from factus, past participle of facere to make, do — more at do
• Date: 1646
• 1. produced by humans rather than by natural forces
• 2.
  • a. formed by or adapted to an artificial or conventional standard
  • b. produced by special effort ; sham <created a factitious demand by spreading rumors of shortage>
• ? factitiously adverb
• ? factitiousness noun

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