imitation

英 [ɪmɪ'teɪʃ(ə)n] 美[,ɪmɪ'teʃən]

• n. 模仿，仿造；仿制品
• adj. 人造的，仿制的

1. the doctrine that representations of nature or human behavior should be accurate imitations

2. a copy that is represented as the original

3. copying (or trying to copy) the actions of someone else

4. a representation of a person that is exaggerated for comic effect