| 单词 | quixotic |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [kwik'sɔtik] |
| 解释 | a.不切实际的，空想的 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 adj.不切实际的，空 想的(foolishly impractical ) 【考】 quixotic : idealistic / touchy : sensitive(空想是过分理想/一 触即发是过分敏感)反义词：displaying consistently practical behavior(实干的) 【记】 来自Don Quixote(堂·吉诃德); 亦作quixotical |
| 字源 | quixotic (adj.) "extravagantly chivalrous," 1791, from Don Quixote, romantic, impractical hero of Cervantes' satirical novel "Don Quixote de la Mancha" (1605; English translation by 1620). His name literally means "thigh," also "a cuisse" (a piece of armor for the thigh), in Modern Spanish quijote, from Latin coxa "hip." Related: Quixotical; quixotically. |
| 不择手段背单词 | adj. 唐吉诃德式的; 不切实际的, 空想的 【记】源自Don Quixote米古尔?德?塞万提斯所描绘的浪漫英雄唐吉诃德, 他沉湎于传奇故事中崇高业绩并追求无法实现的目标. 【类】quixotic: idealistic = touchy: sensitive空想的是过分理想的 = 一触即发的是过分敏感的 【反】displaying consistently practical behavior(实干的) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】音:吉诃德, 源自Don Quixote 堂吉诃德，不实际的幻想者 |
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