mimesis
noun /mɪˈmiːsɪs/, /maɪˈmiːsɪs/
/mɪˈmiːsɪs/, /maɪˈmiːsɪs/
[uncountable]- (specialist) the way in which the real world and human behaviour is represented in art or literature
(文学艺术创作中的)模拟,模仿 - (specialist) the fact of a particular social group changing their behaviour by copying the behaviour of another social group
(社会团体之间的)行为模仿 - (biology
) the fact of a plant or animal developing a similar appearance to another plant or animal生物 (生物的)拟态 - (medical
) the fact of a set of symptoms suggesting that somebody has a particular disease, when in fact that person has a different disease or none医学 疾病模仿
词源mid 16th cent.: from Greek mimēsis, from mimeisthai ‘to imitate’.