simulate

动词 v. 形容词 adj.
/ˈsɪm.jʊˌleɪt/    /ˈsɪm.jəˌleɪt/|/ˈsɪm.jʊˌlæɪt/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To model, replicate, duplicate the behavior, appearance or properties of.
    — We will use a smoke machine to simulate the fog you will actually encounter.
形容词 adj.
  1. Feigned; pretended. obsolete
    — under simulate religion

词形变化

simulates present,singular,third-person simulating participle,present simulated participle,past simulated past more simulate comparative most simulate superlative

词源

词源 1
First attested in 1652; Borrowed from Latin simulātus, perfect passive participle of simulō (“make like, imitate, copy, represent, feign”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from similis (“like”). See similar.
词源 2
First attested in c. 1425, in Middle English; inherited from Middle English symulat(e), simulat(e), similat(e) (“feigned; similar”), borrowed from Latin simulātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and Etymology 1 for more.
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