adj (1)人工合成的(produced artificially)：～rubber/diamonds/fabrics/materials 人工合成橡胶/钻石/织物/物质;During the 20th century，many～products have replaced natural ones. 在20世纪，许多合成产品已替代了天然产品。S～suède is more durable than the real thing. 仿羊皮比真羊皮更加耐用。〖同〗artificial，man-made;

(2)合成的(involving synthesis)：～chemistry 合成化学;

(3)非自然的，假的(not natural or genuine)：the salesman's～friendliness/sympathy 推销员虚伪的友好/同情;a～blonde 染成金发的人;a～chuckle at a poor joke对一个不怎么令人发笑的笑话报之以假笑;

(4)(语言)综合性(型)的 ((of a language) characterized by a relatively widespread use of affixes rather than separate words)：Latin is a～language while English is analytic. 拉丁语是综合性语言，而英语是分析性语言。

n 合成物(synthetic chemical compound or material)[C]：natural fibres and～s 天然纤维和合成纤维;

←′synthesis n 合成(法)