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词汇 artefact
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Definition of artefact in English:

artefact

(US artifact)
noun ˈɑːtɪfaktˈɑrdəfækt
  • 1An object made by a human being, typically one of cultural or historical interest.

    (尤指有文化价值或历史价值的)人工制品;历史文物

    gold and silver artefacts

    金银制品文物。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • We have no control over our cultural artifacts once we send them out into the world - people do with them what they will, including construct dreams around them.
    • The museum houses a wealth of interesting historical artifacts, including the original shop restored to its original condition.
    • The United States Library of Congress preserves the Nation's cultural artifacts and provides enduring access to them.
    • The president of the Admiral Brown Society, JJ O'Hara, said the cannons and guns were rare historical artifacts.
    • I can't help but to think about how the great museums of Europe amassed their collections of cultural artefacts.
    • It's loaded with ceramic artifacts and historical relics.
    • The National Museum in Nairobi has collections of historical and cultural artifacts and the museum at Fort Jesus in Mombasa is dedicated to archeology and history.
    • Artworks in a museum tend to become historical documents or artefacts.
    • The film is most interesting as an historical artifact and an example of a black-cast film that seems to respect the actors, though not financially.
    • Of course, much more remains to be done, but the ground floor now houses a large historical museum containing many artifacts indicative of past life in Wood's Harbour.
    • Displayed alongside the photos are some books, posters and other historical artifacts of this period.
    • If we view all cultural artifacts as historically contingent, by what measure do we decide if one is morally superior to another?
    • The McCord Museum is home to an extraordinary collection of historical artifacts from Montreal and beyond.
    • Because this policy sees every object in terms of personal identity, it is blind to imaginative or well-crafted paintings, interesting or rare historical artefacts.
    • We take for granted that our cultural artifacts will last.
    • All the historical artefacts rescued from the building will be sold at auction next month.
    • Therefore, Chonggyechon now contains old deposits and a variety of artifacts that illustrate the cultural history of Seoul over the past 600 years.
    • This treasury which is located inside a safe locked basement beneath the shrine contains historical artifacts, priceless manuscripts and a significant amount of gold and gems.
    • The cultural artifacts that decorate the walls don't seem real to me - it's like stepping into the Matrix, an artificially generated world.
    • Local people wanted a safe place to exhibit and store family pictures and historical artifacts, and now the Centre provides just that.
    Synonyms
    historical object, ancient object, antiquity, antique, heirloom, object of virtu, curio
  • 2Something observed in a scientific investigation or experiment that is not naturally present but occurs as a result of the preparative or investigative procedure.

    非自然存在物体

    the curvature of the surface is an artefact of the wide-angle view
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Therefore, it is unlikely that the results presented are an artifact of presenting the stimuli fish in bottles.
    • Were these negative findings an artifact of the procedures used in the study, or were they a valid reflection of the relationships that existed in the sample?
    • There was grain present, and some artifacts and pixelation, but it wasn't overly distracting.
    • No edge enhancement or artifacts are present at all, and as with most transfers of recent films, this DVD looks great.
    • Therefore, artifacts associated with the experimental procedure could not be absolutely excluded, as was mentioned by the authors.
    • We performed two experiments in order to eliminate the possibility that the recombination we observed was an artifact of the PCR reaction.
    • This movie shows its age through the many artifacts and imperfections present.
    • This is a flash artifact and is observed also when the flash is ignited in the empty spectrometer.
    • Any drift starting or stopping within the experiment may create artifacts, although the trials are randomized in a balanced order.
    • The ‘interglacial’ ice core fluctuations are now seen by most scientists as an artifact of ice flow.
    • Following the artifact rejecting procedure, the single trial data were averaged separately for each of the six electrode sites and four stimulus conditions.
    • Upon closer inspection, this claim proves exaggerated, an artifact of exit-poll procedures and inconsistency in question wording.
    • The phenomenon is easily seen by eye and apparently cannot be ascribed to statistical artefacts, selection procedures or flawed reduction techniques.
    • However, because cross sections were taken at the very base of the trees and ring series were carefully cross dated, I do not believe the delay to be an artifact of the sampling procedure.
    • Though present, the DNR artifacts are not significant enough to detract much from the viewing.
    • Researchers need to question whether the phenomena observed are real or an artefact of the experimental methodology used.
    • Shadows and dimly lighted sequences possess great detail and clarity, with no signs of edge enhancement or digital compression artifacts present.
    • Note that the notal cleft seen in these preparations is an artifact of the mounting procedure.
    • Could the observed bundling be an artifact of specimen preparation for electron microscopy?

Derivatives

  • artefactual

  • adjective ˌɑːtɪˈfaktʃʊəlˌɑrdəˈfæk(t)ʃ(əw)əl
    • Denoting or relating to an object made by a human being, typically one of cultural or historical interest.

      (尤指有文化价值或历史价值的)人工制品;历史文物

      rich artefactual material from campaigns of excavation
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Road to Perdition is probably too detached, too self-consciously artefactual to glamorise anything very much.
      • The emphasis is on the visceral, the emotive, and the artifactual; the museum personalizes history, encouraging visitors to identify with and put themselves in the place of the victims.
      • Two others exploit the artifactual conditions that people create where they build their towns and villages.

Origin

Early 19th century: from Latin arte 'by or using art' + factum 'something made' (neuter past participle of facere 'make').

Definition of artifact in US English:

artifact

(British artefact)
nounˈärdəfaktˈɑrdəfækt
  • 1An object made by a human being, typically an item of cultural or historical interest.

    (尤指有文化价值或历史价值的)人工制品;历史文物

    gold and silver artifacts

    金银制品文物。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • We have no control over our cultural artifacts once we send them out into the world - people do with them what they will, including construct dreams around them.
    • Of course, much more remains to be done, but the ground floor now houses a large historical museum containing many artifacts indicative of past life in Wood's Harbour.
    • We take for granted that our cultural artifacts will last.
    • The president of the Admiral Brown Society, JJ O'Hara, said the cannons and guns were rare historical artifacts.
    • The McCord Museum is home to an extraordinary collection of historical artifacts from Montreal and beyond.
    • All the historical artefacts rescued from the building will be sold at auction next month.
    • Artworks in a museum tend to become historical documents or artefacts.
    • This treasury which is located inside a safe locked basement beneath the shrine contains historical artifacts, priceless manuscripts and a significant amount of gold and gems.
    • I can't help but to think about how the great museums of Europe amassed their collections of cultural artefacts.
    • It's loaded with ceramic artifacts and historical relics.
    • The United States Library of Congress preserves the Nation's cultural artifacts and provides enduring access to them.
    • Therefore, Chonggyechon now contains old deposits and a variety of artifacts that illustrate the cultural history of Seoul over the past 600 years.
    • If we view all cultural artifacts as historically contingent, by what measure do we decide if one is morally superior to another?
    • Local people wanted a safe place to exhibit and store family pictures and historical artifacts, and now the Centre provides just that.
    • Displayed alongside the photos are some books, posters and other historical artifacts of this period.
    • The National Museum in Nairobi has collections of historical and cultural artifacts and the museum at Fort Jesus in Mombasa is dedicated to archeology and history.
    • Because this policy sees every object in terms of personal identity, it is blind to imaginative or well-crafted paintings, interesting or rare historical artefacts.
    • The film is most interesting as an historical artifact and an example of a black-cast film that seems to respect the actors, though not financially.
    • The cultural artifacts that decorate the walls don't seem real to me - it's like stepping into the Matrix, an artificially generated world.
    • The museum houses a wealth of interesting historical artifacts, including the original shop restored to its original condition.
    Synonyms
    artefact, historical object, ancient object, antiquity, antique, heirloom, object of virtu, curio
  • 2Something observed in a scientific investigation or experiment that is not naturally present but occurs as a result of the preparative or investigative procedure.

    非自然存在物体

    widespread tissue infection may be a technical artifact
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Therefore, artifacts associated with the experimental procedure could not be absolutely excluded, as was mentioned by the authors.
    • Shadows and dimly lighted sequences possess great detail and clarity, with no signs of edge enhancement or digital compression artifacts present.
    • This is a flash artifact and is observed also when the flash is ignited in the empty spectrometer.
    • Any drift starting or stopping within the experiment may create artifacts, although the trials are randomized in a balanced order.
    • There was grain present, and some artifacts and pixelation, but it wasn't overly distracting.
    • Note that the notal cleft seen in these preparations is an artifact of the mounting procedure.
    • The ‘interglacial’ ice core fluctuations are now seen by most scientists as an artifact of ice flow.
    • Though present, the DNR artifacts are not significant enough to detract much from the viewing.
    • Were these negative findings an artifact of the procedures used in the study, or were they a valid reflection of the relationships that existed in the sample?
    • However, because cross sections were taken at the very base of the trees and ring series were carefully cross dated, I do not believe the delay to be an artifact of the sampling procedure.
    • We performed two experiments in order to eliminate the possibility that the recombination we observed was an artifact of the PCR reaction.
    • This movie shows its age through the many artifacts and imperfections present.
    • The phenomenon is easily seen by eye and apparently cannot be ascribed to statistical artefacts, selection procedures or flawed reduction techniques.
    • Therefore, it is unlikely that the results presented are an artifact of presenting the stimuli fish in bottles.
    • Upon closer inspection, this claim proves exaggerated, an artifact of exit-poll procedures and inconsistency in question wording.
    • Could the observed bundling be an artifact of specimen preparation for electron microscopy?
    • Following the artifact rejecting procedure, the single trial data were averaged separately for each of the six electrode sites and four stimulus conditions.
    • No edge enhancement or artifacts are present at all, and as with most transfers of recent films, this DVD looks great.
    • Researchers need to question whether the phenomena observed are real or an artefact of the experimental methodology used.

Origin

Early 19th century: from Latin arte ‘by or using art’ + factum ‘something made’ (neuter past participle of facere ‘make’).

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