English Dictionary

artificial

IPA（発音記号）

/ˌɑː(ɹ).təˈfɪʃ.əl/

形容詞

Man-made; made by humans; of artifice. / Insincere; fake, forced, or feigned.

日本語の意味

人工の、人工的な、人造の / 不自然な、偽の、形式的な

The artificial lake was built to control flooding and supply water during droughts.

その人工の湖は洪水を抑え、干ばつ時に水を供給するために建設されました。

意味（1）

Man-made; made by humans; of artifice.

An artificial kidney these days still means a refrigerator-sized dialysis machine. Such devices mimic the way real kidneys cleanse blood and eject impurities and surplus water as urine. But they are nothing like as efficient, and can cause bleeding, clotting and infection—not to mention inconvenience for patients, who typically need to be hooked up to one three times a week for hours at a time.

意味（2）

Insincere; fake, forced, or feigned.

Her manner was somewhat artificial.

意味（3）

Not natural or normal: imposed arbitrarily or without regard to the specifics or normal circumstances of a person, a situation, etc.

This results in an artificial conflation of the individual crises experienced by Western European states and leads to imprecise judgements on the impact of Marshall. This confusing conflation is not simply the product of retrospection.

意味（4）

(bridge) Conveying some meaning other than the actual contents of one's hand.

An artificial bid doesn't necessarily show length in the suit being bid, it has an altogether different meaning.

more artificial （ comparative ）

most artificial （ superlative ）