Online Google Dictionary

artificially 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
  1. not according to nature; not by natural means; "artificially induced conditions"
  2. (artificial) contrived by art rather than nature; "artificial flowers"; "artificial flavoring"; "an artificial diamond"; "artificial fibers"; "artificial sweeteners"
  3. (artificial) artificially formal; "that artificial humility that her husband hated"; "contrived coyness"; "a stilted letter of acknowledgment"; "when people try to correct their speech they develop a stilted pronunciation"
  4. (artificial) not arising from natural growth or characterized by vital processes
  5. (Artificial (few obvious characters)) Tournefort, Linnaeus
  6. (ARTIFICIAL) A quality of literature as defined by structuralism. Since literature is not a mimetic reflection of reality, structuralism focuses on identifying the conventions implicitly or explicitly shaping the reader's experience of meaning.
  7. (Artificial) A bid that means something other than what it sounds like. A convention.
  8. (Artificial) Any bait which is man-made.  See Bait
  9. (Artificial) Created or produced by man, as opposed to “natural”.
  10. (Artificial) Intelligence Unit. This is an informal grouping of researchers who cooperate on research into artificial intelligence. ...
  11. (Artificial) Type of synthetic bait rejected by a finicky fish because it is too large or too small or because it has the wrong shape, has the wrong coloration, or makes the wrong motion in the water.
  12. (Artificial) breeding has developed into a worldwide practice. Bulls with the genetic capacity to transmit high milk-producing ability to their female offspring are kept in studs. Dairy-farmer cooperatives usually operate the studs, with artificial insemination generally used. ...
  13. (Artificial) is ecosystem called man-made or man-engineered ecosystems (ecosystems created by humans).
  14. (Artificial) not natural; where the bid indicates information other than the suit bid
  15. (artificial) same as unequal hours or seasonal hours.  It is the term used by Bede as they are an artifice of the (Saxon) sundial.