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 gold and silver artefacts. 金银制品文物。 ■(Archaeology)such an object as distinguished from a similar object naturally produced (考古)人工制品
something 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
派生 artefactual adjective 语源
early 19th cent.: from Latin arte 'by or using art' + factum 'something made' (neuter past participle of facere 'make')