in imitation of

基本解释

He laughed at his disciples when they took to simple living in imitation of him.
当弟子们模仿他，也过起简朴的生活时，他却嘲笑他们。
As God is to humanity, humans in imitation of God are towards their domesticated animals.
正如上帝对人类所做的那样，人类模仿上帝，体现在他们对待家禽的态度上
They're doing that in imitation of Jesus' foot washing of his disciples at the Last Supper in John.
他们是模仿约翰福音中耶稣在最后的晚餐时,给他的门徒洗脚的仪式。

But the introduction, "You shall be holy for I the Lord your God am holy"--being holy in imitation of God is emphasized repeatedly as the purpose of the laws in the Holiness Code especially.
你们要圣洁，因为我耶和华你们的神是圣洁的“,这一引言就是教导人们要效仿上帝保持圣洁,作为法律的目的它被反复强调，特别是在圣洁法典里。
耶鲁公开课 - 旧约导论课程节选
As God is to humanity, humans in imitation of God are towards their domesticated animals."
正如上帝对人类所做的那样，人类模仿上帝，体现在他们对待家禽的态度上，“
耶鲁公开课 - 旧约导论课程节选
The Bank of Japan was established in imitation of the Bank of England in 1882.
日本银行是1882年成立的,是对英格兰银行的效仿。
耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选

In the mid-19th century beards were grown by just about every man in Britain in imitation of veterans, excused from shaving during bitter winters outside Sebastopol.
ECONOMIST: Military history