[mass noun]the action or art of imitating someone or something, typically in order to entertain or ridicule 模仿;模拟;学样 the word was spoken with gently teasing mimicry. 这个词是用轻微取笑口气模仿的。 [count noun]a playful mimicry of the techniques of realist writers. 对现实主义作家技巧的戏弄模仿。 ■(Biology)the close external resemblance of an animal or plant (or part of one) to another animal, plant, or inanimate object (生)拟态。 参见 Batesian mimicry, Müllerian mimicry