Definition

1. Verb:
   • To imitate: To copy or follow the actions, appearance, or characteristics of someone or something else, often for the purpose of learning, representation, or tribute.
   • To simulate: To create a model or representation that replicates the features or behavior of a system, process, or object, often for study, testing, or training.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Phần mềm này dùng để mô phỏng chuyến bay. (This software is used to simulate a flight.)
  • Đứa trẻ thích mô phỏng hành động của siêu anh hùng. (The child likes to imitate the actions of a superhero.)
  • Kiến trúc sư mô phỏng phong cách cổ điển trong thiết kế mới. (The architect imitated the classical style in the new design.)

Advanced Usage

• "mô phỏng theo": to imitate based on; to model after.

  • Bộ phim mô phỏng theo một câu chuyện có thật. (The film is modeled after a true story.)

• Used in technical and academic contexts (e.g., computer simulation, scientific modeling):

  • Mô phỏng thí nghiệm trên máy tính rất an toàn. (Simulating the experiment on a computer is very safe.)

Variants and Related Words

• Sự mô phỏng (n): simulation, imitation (the act or result of simulating).

  • Sự mô phỏng này rất chân thực. (This simulation is very realistic.)

• Mô hình mô phỏng (n): simulation model.

  • Họ phát triển một mô hình mô phỏng dòng chảy nước. (They developed a simulation model for water flow.)

Synonyms

• Imitate: To follow as a pattern, model, or example.
• Simulate: To create a representation or model that behaves like the real thing.
• Emulate: To try to equal or excel, especially through imitation.
• Copy: To reproduce or duplicate.

Related Idioms

verb

1. to imitate