Imaginary



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• adj. 虚构的
• ［英］ adj. 虚构的 ( existing only in the imagination)
• ［记］ 注意不要和 imaginative ( 富于想象力的) 相混

Webster Collegiate

adjective

• Date: 14th century
• 1.
  • a. existing only in imagination ; lacking factual reality
  • b. formed or characterized imaginatively or arbitrarily <his canvases, chiefly imaginary, somber landscapes — Current Biography>
• 2. containing or relating to the imaginary unit <imaginary roots>
• ? imaginarily adverb
• ? imaginariness noun
• Synonyms:
  • imaginary, fanciful, visionary, fantastic, chimerical, quixotic mean unreal or unbelievable. imaginary applies to something which is fictitious and purely the product of one's imagination <an imaginary desert isle>. fanciful suggests the free play of the imagination<a teller of fanciful stories>. visionary stresses impracticality or incapability of realization<visionary schemes>. fantastic implies incredibility or strangeness beyond belief<a fantastic world inhabited by monsters>. chimerical combines the implication of visionary and fantastic<chimerical dreams of future progress>. quixotic implies a devotion to romantic or chivalrous ideals unrestrained by ordinary prudence and common sense<a quixotic crusade>.

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