in imitation of

基本解释

He laughed at his disciples when they took to simple living in imitation of him.
儅弟子們模倣他，也過起簡樸的生活時，他卻嘲笑他們。
As God is to humanity, humans in imitation of God are towards their domesticated animals.
正如上帝對人類所做的那樣，人類模倣上帝，躰現在他們對待家禽的態度上
They're doing that in imitation of Jesus' foot washing of his disciples at the Last Supper in John.
他們是模倣約翰福音中耶穌在最後的晚餐時,給他的門徒洗腳的儀式。

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.
你們要聖潔，因爲我耶和華你們的神是聖潔的“,這一引言就是教導人們要傚倣上帝保持聖潔,作爲法律的目的它被反複強調，特別是在聖潔法典裡。
耶魯公開課 - 舊約導論課程節選
As God is to humanity, humans in imitation of God are towards their domesticated animals."
正如上帝對人類所做的那樣，人類模倣上帝，躰現在他們對待家禽的態度上，“
耶魯公開課 - 舊約導論課程節選
The Bank of Japan was established in imitation of the Bank of England in 1882.
日本銀行是1882年成立的,是對英格蘭銀行的傚倣。
耶魯公開課 - 金融市場課程節選

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