Word · Frequency #21916
artificiality
人为性；人造性；不自然
the quality of being made or produced by people rather than occurring naturally
- 1.
The quality of being artificial or produced unnaturally.
人为性,不自然的性质。
- 2.
Something artificial.
人工制品,人造物。
人为性,不自然的性质。；人工制品,人造物。；人工制造；虚假性；不自然
In use
The artificiality of the plastic tree was obvious in the daylight.
I could smell the artificiality of the perfume immediately.
Many viewers are tired of the artificiality in cooking competitions.
the artificiality of sth
artificiality 常与定冠词 the 和 of 连用，强调某事物的人为性。
The artificiality of the floral arrangement made it look cheap.
这个插花作品的人造感使它看起来很廉价。
artificiality in sth
用 in 说明不自然或人为之处具体存在于哪个方面。
Critics pointed to the artificiality in her performance.
评论家指出她表演中的不自然之处。
a hint of artificiality
hint 表示“一丝、少许”，可缓和批评的语气。
Connections
Collocations
- sense of artificiality
- 不真实感；矫揉造作之感
- There was a sense of artificiality in his polite greeting.他礼貌的问候中带着一种不真实感。
- air of artificiality
- 不自然的气氛；做作的样子
- The party had an air of artificiality because everyone was acting.因为每个人都在演戏，这场聚会带有一种不自然的气氛。
- slight artificiality
- 一丝不自然；略微做作
- Critics noted a slight artificiality in the actress's performance.评论家指出这位女演员的表演有一丝不自然。
- avoid artificiality
- 避免矫揉造作
- The designer chose natural materials to avoid artificiality.设计师选用天然材料以避免矫揉造作。
- the artificiality of the situation
- 这种场面的不自然（之处）
- She was painfully aware of the artificiality of the situation.她痛苦地意识到这种场面的不自然之处。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 artificial（人造的）和 -ity（名词后缀）连起来记：人造出来的性质，就是虚假、不自然。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：academic writing、literary and art criticism artificiality 通常用于正式的书面或评论性语境，表示事物的人为性、做作或不自然的抽象性质；在口语中比较少见，日常交流更常说 artificial 等更直白的表达。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上词都以 -ality 结尾，重音落在这个音节，读作 /ˈælɪti/，因此与 artificiality /ˌɑːtɪfɪʃiˈælɪti/ 押韵。注意 artificial /ˌɑːtɪˈfɪʃəl/ 和 artificially /ˌɑːtɪˈfɪʃəli/ 拼写相近，但读音不同，不押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.