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語源

From Latin mīmēticus or its etymon Ancient Greek μῑμητικός (mīmētikós, “imitative”). By surface analysis, mime +‎ -etic.

発音

• IPA: /mɪˈmɛtɪk/, /məˈmɛtɪk/, /ˌmaɪˈmɛtɪk/
• 韻: -ɛtɪk
• Homophone: memetic (some accents)

形容詞

mimetic (comparative more mimetic, superlative most mimetic)

1. Exhibiting mimesis.
   • 1924, Herbert Weir Smyth, “III. The Persians”, in Aeschylean Tragedy, page 71:

     No enthusiasm recalled by mimetic art could hold poise with the intensity of the actual exultation of the Athenians on that day when they saw the Persian fleet hacked to pieces in the narrow strait.

2. Imitative.
   • 2022 November 27, Barney Ronay, “Welcome to Lusail: Lego-city of the gods and one of the strangest places on earth”, in The Guardian‎:

     This is a planned city, built wholesale from scratch, and coloured with a mimetic sense of humour. Lusail has a replica Place Vendôme. Lusail has a fake Beverly Hills (still under construction).

反意語

• nonmimetic
• phonomimetic

派生語

関連する語

• memetic

名詞

mimetic (plural mimetics)

1. Something mimetic or imitative.
2. (education) A type of mnemonic in the form of a picture. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
3. (pharmacology) A substance with similar pharmacological effects as another substance or as a lifestyle intervention such as diet or exercise.

   caloric restriction mimetic

   exercise mimetic

   serotonin mimetic

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