late 14c., in the phrase artificial day "part of the day from sunrise to sunset," from Old French artificial, from Latin artificialis "of or belonging to art," from artificium (see artifice). Meaning "made by man" (opposite of natural) is from early 15c. Applied to things that are not natural, whether real (artificial light) or not (artificial flowers). Artificial insemination dates from 1897. Artificial intelligence "the science and engineering of making intelligent machines" was coined in 1956.
实用例句
1. Organic food is unadulterated food produced without artificial chemicals or pesticides.
有机食品是未使用人工化学制剂和杀虫剂的纯净食品。
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2. Our range of herbal teas contain no preservatives, colourings or artificial flavourings.
我们这一系列的药草茶不含防腐剂、色素以及人工调味品。
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3. It was the first commercially available machine to employ artificial intelligence.
这是第一台作为商品出售的采用人工智能技术的机器。
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4. He did not want his life to be prolonged by artificial means.
他不想靠人为方式延长生命。
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5. The Tel, an artificial mountain, entombs Jericho's ancient past.