man-made

/ˌmæn ˈmeɪd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌmæn ˈmeɪd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈman-ˈmād -ˌmād/ (ame, mw)

man-made — adjective

1. created or produced by people using skill, tools, or technology, rather than occ

1.形容詞B1
釋義

created or produced by people using skill, tools, or technology, rather than occurring in nature

例句

The lake was man-made, built by engineers to supply water to nearby farms.

man-made + noun referring to geography

Lin prefers natural fibres over man-made materials like polyester and nylon.

同義詞
  • artificial

    broader range; can describe non-physical things (e.g. artificial smile) and often carries a slightly negative tone of being fake

  • synthetic

    narrower; mostly used for chemically produced materials such as plastics and fabrics

  • manufactured

    emphasises factory or industrial production rather than handmade or crafted items

  • human-made

    gender-neutral alternative; less common but growing in formal and academic writing

反義詞
  • natural

    existing in nature without human interference or creation

  • organic

    specifically of living or once-living matter; also used for food grown without chemicals

文法句型

man-made + noun

用法筆記

Often contrasts directly with natural in contexts such as geography ('man-made lake'), materials ('man-made fibre'), and events ('man-made disaster'). Some writers now use human-made or artificial in formal or gender-neutral writing, though man-made remains the most common term in everyday English.

常見錯誤

❌I bought a man-made smile.
✅I bought a fake smile.
💡man-made describes physical objects made by humans, not behaviour or emotions.
❌This diamond is man-made, so it came from a mine.
✅This diamond is man-made, so it was created in a laboratory.
💡man-made means made by people, not taken from nature.