factitious /faek'tijas; faek'ujas/ adj (formal) unnatural; artificial; created or developed by design: (正式用語)不自然的; 人為的; 設(shè)計(jì)而成的： ~ enthusiasm; 虛假的熱心; a ~ demand for goods, eg as the result of extensive advertising. 對貨物之反常的需要(例如由大規(guī)模廣吿宣傳造成者)。