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factitious 音標拼音: [fækt'ɪʃəs] a. 人為的,不自然的,人工的 人為的,不自然的,人工的 factitious adj 1: not produced by natural forces; " brokers created a factitious demand for stocks" Factitious \ Fac* ti" tious\, a. [ L. factitius, fr. facere to make. See { Fact}, and cf. { Fetich}.] Made by art, in distinction from what is produced by nature; artificial; sham; contrived; formed by, or adapted to, an artificial or conventional, in distinction from a natural, standard or rule; not natural; as, factitious cinnabar or jewels; a factitious taste. -- { Fac- ti" tious* ly}, adv. -- { Fac* ti" tious* ness}, n. [ 1913 Webster] He acquires a factitious propensity, he forms an incorrigible habit, of desultory reading. -- De Quincey. Syn: Unnatural. Usage: { Factitious}, { Unnatural}. Anything is unnatural when it departs in any way from its simple or normal state; it is factitious when it is wrought out or wrought up by labor and effort, as, a factitious excitement. An unnatural demand for any article of merchandise is one which exceeds the ordinary rate of consumption; a factitious demand is one created by active exertions for the purpose. An unnatural alarm is one greater than the occasion requires; a factitious alarm is one wrought up with care and effort. [ 1913 Webster] 27 Moby Thesaurus words for " factitious": affected, artificial, assumed, bogus, counterfeit, counterfeited, engineered, fabricated, faked, false, falsified, feigned, forced, imitation, insincere, man- made, manufactured, mock, pretended, rigged, set up, sham, simulated, spurious, synthetic, unauthentic, unreal |
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