Word
man-made
人造的;人工的
Made by people, not occurring in nature; artificial or synthetic.
- 1.
Created by people, as opposed to occurring in nature; artificial or synthetic.
由人创造而非自然产生的;人造的或合成的。
- 2.
not of natural origin; prepared or made artificially
非自然起源;经人工制备或制造
由人创造而非自然产生的;人造的或合成的。;非自然起源;经人工制备或制造;人造的
In use
The city park features a large man-made lake where visitors can rent paddleboats.
Many modern carpets are made from man-made fibers that are stain-resistant.
The oil spill was a man-made disaster that devastated the local ecosystem.
man-made fibers
man-made + noun
作定语,修饰名词。
The city has several man-made lakes.
这座城市有几个人工湖。
[subject] be man-made
作表语,说明主语的性质。
Most of the park's attractions are man-made.
公园里的大部分景点都是人造的。
Common mistakes
Connections
Synonyms
- artificial
- 人造的 · 最直接的同义替换,但 artificial 也可指虚伪做作,需根据语境区分
- synthetic
- 合成的 · 强调化学合成,常用于材料、纤维等;不能完全替换自然物的概念
- manufactured
- 制造的 · 强调工业制造过程,通常指大量生产;不如 man-made 通用
- unnatural
- 不自然的 · 含贬义,强调违反自然规律或常理,不适合中性描述
Confusing words
- artificial
- 人工的,假的 · man-made 通常指由人类手工制作,强调非自然存在,而 artificial 更常指模仿自然但非真实的,可用于抽象或贬义
- synthetic
- 合成的,人造的 · synthetic 强调通过化学合成制造,而 man-made 可涵盖手工或机械制造,不特指化学过程
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Learner notes
Grammar Note
通常用作定语或表语,例如:man-made materials(人造材料);These fibers are man-made(这些纤维是人造的)。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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