| 词源 |
simulacrum n.1590s, "an image, that which is formed in likeness of an object," from Latin simulacrum "likeness, image, form, representation, portrait," a dissimilation of *simulaclom, from simulare "to make like, imitate, copy, represent," from the stem of similis "like, resembling, of the same kind" (see similar). Browne ("Urn-Burial") writes of "the ancient division of body soul and image or simulachrum of them both." It is attested by 1805 as "something having the mere appearance of another thing," hence "a specious imitation." The word was borrowed earlier as semulacre (late 14c.), via Old French simulacre. Related: Simulacral. updated on March 08, 2023 |