1620s, "feigned," past participle adjective from simulate (v.). Meaning "imitative for purposes of experiment or training" is from 1966 (agent noun simulator in the related sense dates from 1947; also see simulation). In commercial jargon, "artificial, imitation" by 1942.
雙語例句
1. The effects of weathering can be simulated in the laboratory.
在實驗室里可以模擬各種天氣產(chǎn)生的影響.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
2. She showed simulated enthusiasm towards us.
她向我們表示了虛假的熱情.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
3. Cars are tested to see how much damage they suffer in simulated crashes.
已經(jīng)對車輛進行了測試以確定其在模擬撞車試驗中會遭受多大的損壞。
來自柯林斯例句
4. He put me through a series of exercises to improve my car control. The first was to drive on simulated ice.
他讓我進行一系列的練習以提高我的控車能力。第一項就是在模擬冰面上駕車。
來自柯林斯例句
5. He simulated interest in several scenes without which he did not feel.