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imaginationimagination[iˌmædʒiˈneiʃən]n.1.■想象(力), 创造力2.■假想; 幻想3.■想象出来的事物
继承用法imaginationaladj.
习惯用语beyond(all) imagination1.■(完全)出乎意料地draw on (one's) imagination1.■杜撰, 编造have a good imagination1.■想象力好[差]; [谑]很会[不会]说谎have a poor imagination1.■想象力好[差]; [谑]很会[不会]说谎
特殊用法creative imagination1.■创造性想象passive imagination1.■被动想象scientific imagination1.■科学幻想
参考词汇imagination;fancy;phantasy;supposition;都含“想象”的意思。1.■imagination 指“形成思维的能力, 其思想过程是较为积极的”, 如:Poets and artists have imagination.诗人和艺术家都有想象力。2.■fancy 指“构成虚幻或不可相信形象的能力, 其思想过程常为消极的”, 如:Dragons are creatures of Chinese fancy.龙是中国人幻想出来的动物。phantasy(=fantasy)指“幻想”、“狂想”, 如:That boy builds phantasies and castles in the air.那个男孩好空想。3.■supposition 指“推测”、“假设”, 如:The story is based on supposition.这故事是以假想为基础的。fact;reality;truth; |