Word · Frequency #21524
mimicry
拟态
the resemblance of an animal species to another species or to natural objects, providing concealment and protection from predators
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An act or ability to simulate or effect the appearance, characteristics, or behavior of someone or something else.
模仿；拟态:模拟或表现出他人或他物的外观、特征或行为的行为或能力。
模仿；拟态:模拟或表现出他人或他物的外观、特征或行为的行为或能力。；模仿；[医] 拟态(生物)；模仿；模拟
In use
The butterfly's mimicry of a dead leaf helps it hide from birds.
Some snakes use mimicry to scare away predators by looking like more dangerous species.
Scientists studied the mimicry of harmless insects that look like stinging ones.
mimicry of [noun]
mimicry 常与 of 连用，表示对另一物种或自然物体的模仿。
The butterfly's mimicry of a leaf protects it from predators.
这种蝴蝶对叶子的拟态使它免受捕食者的侵害。
use mimicry to [verb]
use mimicry to do sth 表示利用拟态达到某种目的。
Some species use mimicry to avoid being eaten.
有些物种利用拟态来避免被吃掉。
mimicry in [field/group]
mimicry in 后接领域或生物类群，说明拟态出现的范围。
Mimicry in insects often involves color patterns.
昆虫的拟态通常涉及颜色图案。
Common mistakes
The mimicry is a survival strategy for many insects.Mimicry is a survival strategy for many insects.
这里泛指“拟态”这一现象，mimicry 前不应加定冠词 the；the 用于特指某一种或已知的拟态。
The butterfly's mimicry to a dead leaf protects it.The butterfly's mimicry of a dead leaf protects it.
表示“对某物的模仿”时，mimicry 后应用介词 of；to 常与 resemblance 搭配，不能照搬到 mimicry 上。
Connections
Collocations
- Batesian mimicry
- 贝茨拟态（无害物种模仿有害物种）
- Batesian mimicry helps harmless butterflies avoid predators.贝茨拟态帮助无毒的蝴蝶躲避天敌。
- Müllerian mimicry
- 缪勒拟态（有毒物种互相模仿）
- Müllerian mimicry occurs when two poisonous species share the same warning pattern.缪勒拟态发生在两个有毒物种共享同一警示图案时。
- protective mimicry
- 保护性拟态
- Protective mimicry enables some insects to look like leaves.保护性拟态使一些昆虫看起来像树叶。
- aggressive mimicry
- 攻击性拟态（捕食者模仿其他生物）
- Anglerfish use aggressive mimicry to lure prey.鮟鱇鱼利用攻击性拟态引诱猎物。
- mimicry ring
- 拟态环（一组互相模仿的物种）
- Many tropical butterflies belong to a mimicry ring.许多热带蝴蝶属于同一个拟态环。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
mimicry开头是mimic（模仿），想象动物模仿枯叶或毒蛇来骗过敌人——模仿的样子就是拟态。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：生物学、进化生物学、学术写作 该词通常用于生物学或学术语境，比较正式，日常口语中较少出现。生物拟态义项在专业文献中最常见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Among these words, the genuine rhyme is gimmickry /ˈɡɪmɪkri/. Lookalikes: mimic /ˈmɪmɪk/ and gimmick /ˈɡɪmɪk/ share the /ɪk/ ending but are shorter; cry /kraɪ/ matches the spelling 'cry' but not the sound; comic /ˈkɒmɪk/ and panic /ˈpænɪk/ share only the -ic spelling.
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.