delusion
英[dɪ'l(j)uːʒ(ə)n]
美[dɪ'luʒn]
词态变化
复数: delusions;
助记提示
1、de- "down" + lus- + -ion.
2、很低劣、很下拙的玩弄、戏耍(play)，当然就是欺骗、哄骗了，把下面的人玩儿得团团转。
中文词源
delusion 欺骗来自delude, 欺骗。
英文词源
- delusion
- delusion: see illusion
- delusion (n.)
- "act of misleading someone," early 15c.; as a form of mental derangement, 1550s, from Latin delusionem (nominative delusio) "a deceiving," noun of action from past participle stem of deludere (see delude).
Technically, delusion is a belief that, though false, has been surrendered to and accepted by the whole mind as a truth; illusion is an impression that, though false, is entertained provisionally on the recommendation of the senses or the imagination, but awaits full acceptance and may not influence action. , the exact phrase, is recorded from 1840, though the two words were in close association for some time before that.
双语例句
- 1. I was under the delusion that he intended to marry me.
- 我误认为他要娶我。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. He is under the delusion that he is Napoleon.
- 他患了妄想症,认为自己是拿破仑.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. He is under a delusion in this matter.
- 他对这事有误会.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- 4. This was not optimism, it was delusion.
- 这不是乐观，这是妄想。
来自辞典例句
- 5. It must need be a delusion.
- 那不过是一种幻觉罢了.
来自英汉文学 - 红字