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
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 |