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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary il·lu·sion ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin illusion-, illusio, from Latin, action of mocking, from illudere to mock at, from in- + ludere to play, mock — more at ludicrous DATE 14th century 1. a. obsolete : the action of deceiving b. (1) the state or fact of being intellectually deceived or misled : misapprehension (2) an instance of such deception 2. a. (1) a misleading image presented to the vision (2) something that deceives or misleads intellectually b. (1) perception of something objectively existing in such a way as to cause misinterpretation of its actual nature (2) hallucination 1 (3) a pattern capable of reversible perspective 3. a fine plain transparent bobbinet or tulle usually made of silk and used for veils, trimmings, and dresses Synonyms: see delusion [illusion 2a(1): a and b are equal in length] English Etymology illusion mid-14c., "act of deception," from O.Fr . illusion "a mocking," from L. illusionem (nom. illusio) "a mocking, jesting, irony," from illudere "mock at," lit. "to play with," from in- "at" + ludere "to play" (see ludicrous). Sense of "deceptive appearance" developed in Eng. late 14c.http://O.Fr Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 illusion il·lu·sion / i5lu:Vn / noun1. [C, U] a false idea or belief, especially about sb or about a situation 错误的观念；幻想: I have no illusions about her feelings for me (= I know the truth is that she does not love me). 我对她跟我的感情不抱什么幻想。 She's under the illusion that (= believes wrongly that) she'll get the job. 她存有幻想,认为她会得到那份工作。 He could no longer distinguish between illusion and reality. 他再也分不清幻想与现实之间的区别了。 2. [C] something that seems to exist but in fact does not, or seems to be sth that it is not 幻想的事物；错觉: Mirrors in a room often give an illusion of space. 房间里的镜子常给人一种空间增大的错觉。 The idea of absolute personal freedom is an illusion. 绝对个人自由的观念是一种幻想。 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English illusion noun ADJ. dangerous To believe you have nothing more to learn is a dangerous illusion. | optical, visual The road ahead looks wet, but in fact this is an optical illusion. VERB + ILLUSION be under, entertain, have They are under no illusions about the difficulties ahead of them. | create, give (sb) The huge size of the vehicle gives the illusion of safety. | foster, maintain, preserve, sustain They are trying to maintain the illusion that the company is in good shape. | break, destroy, dispel, shatter Within the first week at university all my illusions were shattered. | shed Now is the time to shed our illusions. PREP. ~ about/as to She had no illusions about her attractiveness to men. PHRASES be all an illusion It turned out that their happy marriage was all an illusion. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition n. Function: noun 1 Synonyms: DELUSION 1, hallucination, ignis fatuus, mirage, phantasm Related Words: invention; bubble, chimera, dream, will-o'-the-wisp; appearance, seeming, semblance 2 Synonyms: PIPE DREAM , bubble, chimera, dream, fantasy (orphantasy), ||pipe, rainbowWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged il·lu·sion \ə̇ˈlüzhən also ə̇lˈyü-\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English illusioun, from Middle French illusion, from Late Latin illusion-, illusio, from Latin, action of mocking, jeering, from illusus (past participle of illudere to mock or jeer at, from in- in- (II) + ludere to play, mock, jeer) + -ion-, -io -ion — more at ludicrous 1. a. obsolete : the action of deceiving or attempting to deceive b. (1) : the state or fact of being intellectually deceived or deluded or misled by others or by oneself either intentionally or unintentionally in such a way as to have false impressions or ideas marked by the attribution of more to something or less to something than is actually the case : misapprehension , misconception , delusion , fancy < the happy illusions of youth > (2) : an instance of such deception or delusion < a dreamy life that was filled with one illusion after another > 2. a. (1) : a misleading image presented to the vision : false show; specifically : apparition < these were all an illusion and a phantasma, a thing that appeared, but did not really exist — F.W.Robertson > (2) : something that deceives or deludes or misleads intellectually in such a way as to produce false impressions or ideas that exaggerate or minimize reality or that attribute existence to what does not exist or nonexistence to what does exist < most modern great men are mere illusions sprung out of a national hunger for greatness — Sherwood Anderson > b. (1) : perception of something objectively existing in such a way as to cause or permit misinterpretation of its actual nature either because of the ambiguous qualities of the thing perceived or because of the personal characteristics of the one perceiving or because of both factors < heat rays shimmering on the road produced the illusion of pools of water > < the horizontal lines cause an optical illusion, making the object appear in a different position from what it really is in — Richard Jefferies > (2) : hallucination 1a (3) : a pattern capable of reversible perspective 3. : a fine plain transparent bobbinet or tulle usually of silk and used for veils, trimmings, dresses [illusion 2a(1): a and b are equal in length] |
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