simulation
simulation — noun
1. a copy of real events, conditions, or processes, created so that people can prac
a copy of real events, conditions, or processes, created so that people can practise, learn, or study without being in the actual situation
Yumi practised emergency landings using a flight simulation app on her tablet.
uncountable: [type] simulation + app
The law students ran a simulation of a court trial to practise arguing a case.
countable: simulation of [scenario]
Computer simulations help weather scientists predict where a hurricane is most likely to hit.
The army's combat simulation lasted three days and involved over two hundred soldiers.
Reuben used a driving simulation to get comfortable with the controls before his first lesson.
- model
a simpler version of a system or process; 'simulation' emphasises the running or operating of the model over time
- mock-up
a physical, often full-size copy of something, used for testing or demonstration; more concrete than 'simulation'
- imitation
copying how something looks or behaves; 'simulation' focuses on functional reproduction, not appearance
- reality
the actual situation, not a copy
文法句型
simulation of + [scenario/event]
run/conduct a simulation
常見錯誤
2. in sports, especially football, the practice of intentionally falling or stumbli
in sports, especially football, the practice of intentionally falling or stumbling during a match to create the false impression that an opponent broke the rules, done to unfairly gain a free kick or penalty; more broadly, any deliberate act of presenting something false as if it were real, especially to gain an advantage
The referee booked Lucas for simulation after he fell without being touched.
football rule: booked for simulation
Valentina's simulation of a stomach ache failed when her mother sent her straight to school.
general pretense: simulation of [symptom]
The striker's obvious simulation drew angry shouts from the opposing fans.
Journalists accused the politician of simulation for supporting a policy she had always opposed.
- honesty
truthful behaviour, the opposite of pretence
文法句型
simulation of + [illness/injury/feeling]
card/penalty for simulation
用法筆記
The football sense is the official FIFA term for what fans often call 'diving' and is used mainly in formal sports reporting and rule enforcement. The more general sense of 'pretending' is a formal term that carries a negative judgment of dishonesty.