illusion

英 [ɪ'luːʒn] 美 [ɪ'luːʒn]

• n. 错觉；幻觉；错误的信仰(或观念)

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [C]错觉,幻想,错误观念

   a false idea, especially about oneself

2. [C]假象

   sth seen wrongly, not as it really is

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 错觉，错误的印象
2. 幻想，妄想，幻想的事物
3. 幻觉，幻影
4. 假象，幻象
5. 错误的信仰或观念
6. 透明面纱
7. 幻术
8. 误解
9. 非非之想
10. 无事实根据的意见

英英释义

Noun:

1. an erroneous mental representation

2. something many people believe that is false;

   "they have the illusion that I am very wealthy"
   

3. the act of deluding; deception by creating illusory ideas

4. an illusory feat; considered magical by naive observers

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. Mirrors in a room often give an illusion of space.
   房间里的镜子常给人一种空间增大的错觉。
2. A mirage is an optical illusion.
   海市蜃楼是一种视错觉。
3. I thought I saw a ghost but it was just an optical illusion.
   我以为我看见鬼了，其实只是一种幻觉。
4. This creates an illusion of variety.
   这造成了一种多样化的幻觉。
5. It is an illusion to think that all wisdom is contained in books.
   以为学问知识尽在书中的看法是错误的。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. The sun appears to go around the Earth, but this is an illusion.
   太阳看起来好像绕着地球转,但这只是个错觉。
2. The illusions of youth fade with maturity.
   青少年时期的幻想随着成熟而消失了。
3. He cherished the illusion that she loved him, but he was wrong.
   他抱有她爱他的错觉,但他错了。
4. The mirrors all around the walls give an illusion of greater space.
   墙壁周围的镜子造成一种较大空间的假象。

经典引文

• The current notion that token integration will satisfy his people..is an illusion.

  出自：New York Times

• Each of us had married an illusion, she as well as I.

  出自： Y. Menuhin

常用短语

用作名词 (n.)

be under an〔the〕 illusion

有错觉,误以为 believe wrongly

have no illusions about

对…不抱幻想 be fully conscious of the true nature of sth

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• cast away illusions 丢掉幻想
• dispel an illusion 消除幻想
• hold an illusion 抱有幻想

形容词+～

• shattered illusion 破灭的幻想
• sweet illusion 甜蜜的幻想
• optical illusion 错觉

介词+～

• without any illusion 没有任何幻想

～+介词

• illusion about sth 对某事的幻想
• illusion of good health 对健康的错觉

词义辨析

n. (名词)

illusion, mirage

• 这两个词都指“幻觉,幻想”。illusion指出现在脑海里的错觉; 而mirage多指根本不能实现的想法,更常指海市蜃楼。

词源解说

• ☆ 14世纪中期进入英语，直接源自拉丁语的illusio，意为欺骗，幻想。

近反义词

【近义词】

• delusion 错觉
• deception 骗局
• misconception 误解
• fantasy 幻想
• appearance 出现
• trick 诡计
• magic 魔法
• semblance 假象
• impression 印象
• misapprehension 误解
• feeling 感觉
• sensation 感觉
• fallacy 谬论
• sense 感官
• idea 主意
• phantom 幻影
• daydream 白日梦
• chimera 神话怪物
• vision 视力
• apparition 鬼
• mirage 海市蜃楼
• error 错误
• dream 梦
• phantasy 幻想
• conjuring trick 魔术
• conjuration 戏法
• thaumaturgy 戏法表演
• fancy 华丽装饰的
• legerdemain 手法

【反义词】

• disillusion 觉醒