synthetic = not natural but made by a chemical process: ‘Many old herbal remedies have been replaced by synthetic drugs.’ artistic The country’s artistic treasures should be left where they are.
The country’s art treasures should be left where they are. Students coming from artistic schools can join the Academy of Arts.
Students coming from art schools can join the Academy of Arts. artistic = (1) showing the skill or imagination of an artist: ‘Both my parents were highly imaginative and artistic.’ (2) connected with art or artists: ‘His paintings have little artistic merit.’ art = things produced by artists such as paintings and sculptures. This word is used as a noun and to modify another noun: ‘The portrait is a fine example of early Renaissance art.’ ‘She owns one of the finest art collections in Europe.’ as 1
His skin is not as the skin of a young man.
His skin is not like the skin of a young man. It looked very fragile and so I handled it as china.
It looked very fragile and so I handled it like china. In comparisons, the word that is usually used in front of a noun or noun phrase is like (NOT as ): ‘James is very tall, just like his father.’ ‘Their car is like ours - old and full of rust.’ As is used in the patterns (not) as ... as, not so ... as , and the same (...) as : ‘James is as tall as his father.’ ‘Their car is the same colour as ours.’ 2
The book is concerned with important social issues as child abuse and women’s
rights.
