mimesis
noun [ U ] literature, theatre & film, social science specialized uk/mɪˈmiː.sɪs/ us/mɪˈmiː.sɪs/
（文学艺术创作中的）模拟，模仿
the act of representing or imitating reality in art, especially literature
For both Plato and Aristotle, artistic mimesis is relatively incapable of expressing the character of fundamental reality. 柏拉图和亚里士多德认为，相对来说艺术模仿无法表达基本现实的特征。