synthetic

artificial, false, synthetic, man-made

这些形容词均有“人造的，非自然的”之意。
artificial: 指模仿天然材料由人工制造的东西，侧重真伪对比。
false: 指因缺失而补上的替代物，有时也指伪装的。
synthetic: 与artificial近义，但前者强调通过化学作用或化学处理把几种物质复制成与原材料截然不同的新产品。
man-made: 指完全用人工制造，不含仿造和真伪对比的意味。

名词 synthetic:

1. a compound made artificially by chemical reactions
   同义词：synthetic substance

形容词 synthetic:

1. not of natural origin; prepared or made artificially
   同义词：man-made, semisynthetic
2. involving or of the nature of synthesis (combining separate elements to form a coherent whole) as opposed to analysis- P.S.Welch
   同义词：synthetical
3. systematic combining of root and modifying elements into single words
4. of a proposition whose truth value is determined by observation or facts
   同义词：synthetical
5. artificial as if portrayed in a film
   同义词：celluloid
6. not genuine or natural- George Will

1. Most synthetic detergents are in the form of powder or liquid.
   大多数合成洗涤剂呈粉状或液态。
2. Some synthetic materials do not crush easily.
   有些化纤衣料不易起皱。
3. The basin is made of synthetic resin.
   这个盆是用合成树脂做的。
4. A natural or synthetic ester of glycerol and fatty acids.
   甘油酯以甘油和脂肪酸天然存在的或合成的酯
5. Any of various sedative narcotics containing opium or one or more of its natural or synthetic derivatives.
   鸦片制剂一种含有镇静性的麻醉剂，含有鸦片或一种或多种自然或人工合成的衍生物
6. Any of numerous natural and synthetic compounds of usually high molecular weight consisting of up to millions of repeated linked units, each a relatively light and simple molecule.
   聚合物许多天然和人工合成的化合物中的任一种，通常具高分子的重量，包含最多可达上百万个的彼此重复且相连的单位，每一个单位都是一个相对较轻和较简单的分子
7. This shelf was made of synthetic resin.
   这个架子是合成树脂做的。