delusion

美 [dɪˈluːʒn]英 [dɪˈluːʒn]
  • n.妄想;错觉;欺骗;谬见;哄骗

复数: delusions

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noun

1

错觉;谬见;妄想
a false belief or opinion about yourself or your situation

the delusions of the mentally ill

精神病患者的妄想

Don't go getting delusions of grandeur (= a belief that you are more important than you actually are) .

不要变得妄自尊大。

2

欺骗;哄骗
the act of believing or making yourself believe sth that is not true

delusion

频次

  • 1
    N-COUNT 错觉;谬见;误会
    A delusion is a false idea.

    I was under the delusion that he intended to marry me.

    我误认为他要娶我。

  • 2
    N-UNCOUNT 妄想;幻想
    Delusion is the state of believing things that are not true.

    This was not optimism, it was delusion.

    这不是乐观,这是妄想。

  • 3
    PHRASE 妄自尊大;自以为是
    If someone has delusions of grandeur, they think and behave as if they are much more important or powerful than they really are.

    He suggested that we suffer delusions of grandeur as a football nation.

    他暗示我们妄自尊大地以为自己是个足球民族。

noun

1
the act of deluding;deception by creating illusory ideas
Synonym: illusion head game
2
a mistaken or unfounded opinion or idea
he has delusions of competence
his dreams of vast wealth are a hallucination
Synonym: hallucination
3
(psychology) an erroneous belief that is held in the face of evidence to the contrary
Synonym: psychotic belief

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  1. The patient lives under the delusion that he is the president .

    那个病人生活在他就是总统的错觉中。

  2. In other words , a positive or negative prophecy , strongly held belief , or delusion the once-false prophecy .

    换句话说,积极的或者消极的预言,强烈坚持的信念,或者错觉(被宣称是真实的,其实是错误的),都可能足以影响到人们,使人们的反应最终会导致先前错误的预言实现。

  3. Don 't go getting delusions of grandeur .

    不要变得妄自尊大。

  4. She is clearly suffering from delusions of grandeur .

    她显然是犯了妄自尊大的毛病。

  5. He suggested that we suffer delusions of grandeur as a football nation .

    他暗示我们妄自尊大地以为自己是个足球民族。

  6. I was under the delusion that he intended to marry me .

    我误认为他要娶我。

  7. She has some cockeyed delusions about becoming a pop star .

    她还幻想着自己能成为流行歌星。

  8. This was not optimism , it was delusion .

    这不是乐观,这是妄想。

  9. He had the delusion that he was an emperor .

    他怀有自己就是皇帝的妄想。

  10. She is suffering from the delusion that he will marry her .

    她错误地以为他会娶她,并受此幻念的折磨。

  11. He is under the delusion that he is Napoleon .

    他患了妄想症,认为自己是拿破仑。

  12. the delusions of the mentally ill

    精神病患者的妄想

  13. An delusion concerning the body image or parts of the body .

    对身体或身体某一部位形象的幻想。

  14. I 'm learning to let go of that delusion .

    我正试着从那种错觉当中放手。

  15. Any mental disorder in which delusions play a significant role .

    错觉起主要作用的精神病症。

  16. And one of the greatest governmental delusions of all time

    政府有史以来最大的幻想之一

  17. Summer always comes early , with no suspension , nor delusion .

    夏总是早早来临,不必抱有幻想或心存悬念。

  18. It is a delusion from first to last .

    这是彻头彻尾的妄想。

  19. Our separation is a delusion created by Love to understand itself .

    我们的分离一种幻觉,由爱创造的幻觉,用来理解它自己。

  20. Delusions of knowledge are like the fog of the morning .

    知识的幻象不过晨间浅薄的迷雾。

  21. That depends on the level of his particular delusion .

    那要看他的精神错乱程度了。

  22. But this is also where TV 's delusion about race starts .

    但是,电视的种族偏见也是从这里开始的。

  23. In general , the greater the understanding , the greater the delusion ;

    总的来说,了解越多,错觉越大;

  24. He was under the delusion that he could pass any test without studying for it .

    他误以为,任何考试不用准备也能通过。

  25. The people never give up their liberties but under some delusion .

    人民决不会放弃自由,但是他们会相信错觉。

  26. Then they can feed the delusion to their own children .

    而他们又能把这种幻想灌输给他们的子女。

  27. Clinical analysis on delusion of being stolen in senile dementia

    试析老年痴呆患者的被窃妄想

  28. It must need be a delusion .

    那不过是一种幻觉罢了。

  29. Reading for life in the length of the limited within the broad , delusions .

    阅读让人生在有限的长度内,宽广辽远。

  30. The man has developed delusions of grandeur for years .

    那个男子已患上幻想自大症多年了。

fantasy daydream delusion fancy illusion 【导航词义:幻想】
fantasy v. 想象,幻想
〔辨析〕

指对刺激或异乎寻常的事情的臆想,此类事情基本不可能在现实中发生。

〔例证〕

He used to have fantasies about living with a fairy in a wooden house near the sea.

他过去常幻想自己和仙女居住在海边的一座小木屋里。

She was wondering if her fantasy could become reality.

她想知道自己的幻想能否变成现实。

daydream v. 白日梦,空想
〔辨析〕

指在清醒时产生的使人忘却现实的美好幻想。

〔例证〕

Sometimes daydreams can motivate people to work harder.

有时白日梦能够激励人们更努力地工作。

Totally lost in a daydream, she gave no response to the question.

她完全沉浸在幻想中,没回答那个问题。

delusion v. 错觉,妄想
〔辨析〕

指对自己或自身所处境况的错误看法。

〔例证〕

The patient lives under the delusion that he is the president.

那个病人生活在他就是总统的错觉中。

He had the delusion that he was an emperor.

他怀有自己就是皇帝的妄想。

fancy v. 〈文,旧〉想象
〔辨析〕

指无根据的猜想或空想,所想象的内容常含近乎怪诞的意味。

〔例证〕

You were talking about traveling around the country on foot, or was that just another flight of fancy?

你是真的要徒步游遍全国,还是说这又是一个奇思怪想?

It's one of the strange fancies of a dying person.

这是垂死者奇怪的幻觉之一。

illusion v. 幻觉,幻想
〔辨析〕

尤指对自己持有的错误观念或想法。

〔例证〕

She suffers from the illusion that she can't possibly meet the deadline.

她误以为自己不能按时完成任务。

He is under the illusion that he will get an extra bonus.

他存有幻想,认为他将得到一笔额外的奖金。