mimesis

名词 mimesis:

1. the imitative representation of nature and human behavior in art and literature
2. any disease that shows symptoms characteristic of another disease
3. the representation of another person's words in a speech

mi.me.sis

n.（名词）
The imitation or representation of aspects of the sensible world, especially human actions, in literature and art.
模仿：文学或艺术中对可感知世界的某些侧面的模仿或表现，尤指人类的行为
Biology Mimicry.
【生物学】 拟态
Medicine The appearance, often caused by hysteria, of symptoms of a disease not actually present.
【医学】 疾病模仿：出现某些实际并不患有的某种疾病的症状，通常由歇斯底里而引起

来源：
Greek mimôsis
希腊语 mimôsis
from mimeisthai [to imitate]
源自 mimeisthai [模仿]
from mimos [imitator, mime]
源自 mimos [模仿者，模拟笑剧的演员]