lifelike

lifelike — 形容詞

1. Something that looks so close to the real person, animal, or object it represent

1.形容詞B2
釋義

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.

例句

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。

同義詞
  • 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.

反義詞
  • 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.

常見錯誤

The real cat was so lifelike.
The toy cat was so lifelike.
💡'lifelike' describes a copy or representation, not the actual living thing.