mimic

verb · noun · adjectiveA2

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Động từ

verb

V_es/s

mimics

V_ing/Gerund

mimicking

V_ed/pp

mimickedmimick

1.
(transitive)To imitate, especially in order to ridicule.
2.
(transitive)(biology, transitive) To take on the appearance of another, for protection or camouflage.

Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

mimicsmimick

1.
A person who practices mimicry; especially:
2.
An entity that mimics another entity, such as a disease that resembles another disease in its signs and symptoms; see the great imitator.
3.
An imitation.
4.
(fantasy, roleplaying games) A fictional monster able to disguise itself as an inanimate object, commonly a treasure chest, often with the intent of luring adventurers into a trap.

Tính từ

adjective

Comparative

mimick

1.
(not comparable)Pertaining to mimicry; imitative.
2.
(not comparable)Mock, pretended.
3.
(not comparable)(mineralogy) Imitative; characterized by resemblance to other forms; applied to crystals which by twinning resemble simple forms of a higher grade of symmetry.

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Đồng nghĩa

impressionist

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Nguồn gốc từ

From la mīmicus, from grc μῑμικός belonging to mimes, from μῖμος (imitator, actor); see mime.