lifelike
lifelike — 形容詞
1. Something that looks so close to the real person, animal, or object it represent
逼真
外觀與真實事物極為相似
Something that looks so close to the real person, animal, or object it represents that you could almost believe it is real.
Fans tried to take selfies with the singer's lifelike wax figure.
粉絲們都想跟那位歌手的逼真蠟像自拍。
attributive use: lifelike wax figure
Antonia's portrait of her grandmother looked so lifelike I almost said hello.
Antonia 畫的祖母肖像逼真到讓她差點開口打招呼。
The toy company created a lifelike robot dog that could bark and wag its tail.
這家玩具公司做了一隻會吠叫、會搖尾巴的逼真機器狗。
The dinosaurs in the film were so lifelike that children in the audience gasped.
電影裡的恐龍逼真到現場的孩子們都倒吸一口氣。
Sari could not believe the mannequin was fake — its skin looked that lifelike.
Sari 不敢相信人體模型是假的——它的皮膚看起來就是那麼逼真。
- realistic
The most common general term; 'realistic' can also describe an artistic style or approach, while 'lifelike' focuses specifically on visual resemblance.
- true-to-life
Slightly informal; used mainly for descriptions, stories, or images that match real experience closely.
- naturalistic
More formal and technical; often used in art criticism or biology for representations that imitate nature in detail.
- vivid
Focuses on brightness, clarity, and emotional impact rather than exact visual copying.
- unrealistic
The most direct antonym; describes something that does not resemble real life.
- artificial
Focuses on the man-made, unnatural quality rather than the lack of resemblance.
用法筆記
Used especially of sculptures, paintings, models, dolls, special effects, or other copies. It is not used to describe living people or animals themselves.