mimesis

美 [mɪ'mi:sɪs]
英 [mɪ'mi:sɪs]
  • n.模仿;(社会团体之间的)行为模仿;(生物的)拟态;疾病模仿
  • 网络摹仿;模拟;模仿说
mimesis
n.
1.
(文学艺术创作中的)模拟,模仿the way in which the real world and human behaviour is represented in art or literature
2.
(社会团体之间的)行为模仿the fact of a particular social group changing their behaviour by copying the behaviour of another social group
3.
(生物的)拟态the fact of a plant or animal developing a similar appearance to another plant or animal
4.
疾病模仿the fact of a set of symptoms suggesting that sb has a particular disease, when in fact that person has a different disease or none