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Fanciful Adj Graded Describe 英[ˈfænsɪfl 美[ˈfænsɪfəl Adj.(指人)富于幻想的;(指物)设计或装饰新颖奇特的;奇怪的,稀奇的;不现实 空想的;异想天开的 Idea

单词 fanciful
音标
英[ˈfænsɪfl] 美[ˈfænsɪfəl]
解释
adj.(指人)富于幻想的;(指物)设计或装饰新颖奇特的;奇怪的,稀奇的;不现实;
例句

ADJ-GRADED
空想的;异想天开的
If you describe an idea as fanciful, you disapprove of it because you think it comes from someone's imagination, and is therefore unrealistic or unlikely to be true.
例:...fanciful ideas about Martian life...有关火星生命的奇思异想
例:Designing silicon chips to mimic human organs sounds fanciful.设计硅芯片模仿人的器官听上去是异想天开。

ADJ-GRADED
奇异的;古怪的;花哨的
If you describe the appearance of something as fanciful, you mean that it is unusual and elaborate rather than plain and simple.
例:The economic gloom of the early 1980s was relieved by fanciful architecture.20 世纪 80 年代初期的经济萧条气氛因各种奇异古怪建筑的出现而有所缓解。
变形
adv:fancifully~

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