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词汇 illusion
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Definition of illusion in English:

illusion

noun ɪˈluːʒ(ə)nɪˈluʒən
  • 1An instance of a wrong or misinterpreted perception of a sensory experience.

    stripes embellish the surface to create the illusion of various wood-grain textures
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Her photos are viewed through an old stereoscope, which creates wonderful visual illusions.
    • Also, don't forget to take a look at the optical illusions books below.
    • I wowed him with an illusion involving a silk scarf and a cup with a false bottom.
    • This artist is known for creating the most amazing visual illusions.
    • The same is true for visual illusions, hypoxia and other factors affecting interpretation as the brain receives information from the eyes.
    • One might suppose that this preview allowed participants to notice and adjust for the effect of the illusion.
    • The new technology uses a principle known as ‘wave field synthesis’ to create complex audio illusions for everyone within a defined space.
    • In addition, not all illusions are completely understood.
    • When we peer out into the world is all that we see potentially a confabulation - a grand visual illusion staged by our brain?
    • The intoxicated state is characterized by illusions, visual hallucinations and bodily distortions.
    • The pub was decked up with a lot of theme decor and bizarre visual illusions.
    • Pilots are also trained to understand and avoid visual illusions, perceptions that differ from the way things really are.
    • For more illusions and to understand the science behind them I highly recommend visiting this amazing website.
    • Hallucinations and illusions are disturbances of perception that are common in people suffering from schizophrenia.
    • In any case, puzzle fanatics will enjoy the many riddles, illusions, cryptograms and other mind-benders offered for analysis.
    • They also experienced visual illusions such as real objects appearing to move or pulsate.
    • Vivid hallucinations and delirious illusions may also occur.
    • In this sense, the illusions that are attributed to the senses always involve false judgement.
    • Depersonalization, heightened perception, especially to light and sound, and illusions are also commonly reported.
    • They may have been linked to various illusions that can be experienced.
    Synonyms
    mirage, hallucination, apparition, phantasm, phantom, vision, spectre, fantasy, figment of the imagination, will-o'-the-wisp, trick of the light
    Latin ignis fatuus
    1. 1.1 A deceptive appearance or impression.
      假象
      the illusion of family togetherness

      家庭和睦的假象。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • However, it also caused an illusion of repetition for items presented only once.
      • However, you will live in a metaphysical world, where reality and illusions will be so skewed that they will appear to be identical.
      • Its carbon arc lamp doesn't shoot light through filmstrips to create the illusion of movement.
      • Or at least give the illusion of doing so, until a better idea comes along.
      • That, of course, adds to the illusion surrounding the arrangement, which is the idea.
      • So what if the idea is to create the illusion of total surveillance, so that people behave?
      • Young men being excited about war is nothing new - and having their illusions shattered by the reality of it is nothing new either.
      • Both audio and visuals support the illusion that Becker is trying to create.
      • The trick to create the illusion of longer legs is to draw the eye upwards.
      • All my illusions of a perfect family had been shattered.
      • As an historian - certainly as a woman - she had not the slightest romantic illusions about the realities of human life during the long childhood of the species.
      • As illusions fade and the reality of East Timor's predicament becomes apparent, social tensions and class antagonisms will rapidly deepen.
      • Does that mean that neuroscience tells us that free will is an illusion?
      • Behind the veil of these illusions lay a harsher reality.
      • Unfortunately, Britain and Europe are all too eager to pretend that such illusions are reality.
      • The progress of the film is a progress through illusion and deception toward reality and truth.
      • History was a realm of illusions, a dream or a nightmare from which the wise seek to awaken.
      • The apparent relativity of the moral impulse is an illusion which is created by the mind for the mind's own purposes.
      • There is something about the screen that gives the illusion of trustworthiness.
      • But even today, Romanians still live with the realities behind the illusion.
      Synonyms
      appearance, impression, imitation, semblance, pretence, sham
      false appearance, deceptive appearance, deception, misperception
      rare simulacrum
    2. 1.2 A false idea or belief.
      错误的观念;错误的理解
      he had no illusions about the trouble she was in

      他深知她的困境。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Participating in new formations alongside leading figures who still have reformist ideas, it is claimed, will spread illusions in people with damaging politics.
      • He gives us a more troubled world, one with few illusions but still possessed of ideals, as Hitler's war machine draws its net around what is left of Europe.
      • Believing that our beliefs are illusions, however, is self-refuting.
      • Liberalism now needs to be liberated from many of its own illusions and delusions.
      • People do buy into the illusion that they can experience a little dusting of celeb glamour by lining the pockets of already rich stars.
      • Great acting skills may not be one of his attributes, but then Fardeen is at least not under any false illusions.
      • We've got to somehow - my own preference is to say we have to understand how we got to the illusion.
      • Because if He wouldn't do that, we'd just remain stuck in our illusions, unclear on the idea that God can do it all.
      • Its best to let go expectations and illusions about yourself.
      • Many people today, however, cling to the illusion that gaining material wealth will be the key to all their problems.
      • Iyer spoke of ideas and illusions of India, of the mundane in one locale becoming the exotic in another.
      • ‘I don't have any illusions about the importance of writing stories,’ he added.
      • But the biggest illusion is the idea that travelling on your own is all that wonderful.
      • We were at least under the illusion that we could have an idea, have a style, that wouldn't immediately be sold back to us.
      • And yet the abundance of God is a belief that both consoles our fears and deconstructs the illusions that hold us captive.
      • The library and police department also keep his number on file, but he doesn't harbor any illusions about his popularity.
      • I watch icons smash and belief systems shatter and the illusions which have poisoned my mind begin to retreat.
      • Our world will appear to crumble as we know it, as distractions, false voices, illusions and misconceptions will be taken away from us.
      • To successfully pass this test we must face it properly without false illusions.
      • Man and house are thus a perfect match, as all the characters trapped in their own illusions and false expectations of Sancher end up more hurt than healed.
      Synonyms
      delusion, misapprehension, misconception, deception, false impression, mistaken impression
      fantasy, dream, chimera, fool's paradise, self-deception, castles in the air, castles in Spain
      fallacy, error, misjudgement, fancy

Phrases

  • be under the illusion that

    • Believe mistakenly that.

      错误地认为

      the world is under the illusion that the original painting still hangs in the Winter Palace

      全世界的人都错误地认为原画还挂在冬宫内。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • ‘No one should be under the illusion that because a plan exists in one form today that it will be that way forever,’ he said.
      • Progressives have been under the illusion that if only people understood the facts, we'd be fine.
      • Many farmers were under the illusion that an accident can not and will not happen on their farm.
      • But nobody, including the minister, was under the illusion that this was anything other than pathetic.
      • Postulating that state leads you to surmise that because this disavowal operation swings into place, the spectator must be under the illusion that what she sees at a fiction film is the real thing.
      • None of the audiences that came to John Bentley's School Hall for the four nights last week were under the illusion that the show was anything but amateur.
      • The Popular Unity's supporters were under the illusion that once in power it would fulfil the promise of profound political and socio-economic change.
      • I was under the illusion that things were getting better.
      • If this woman is under the illusion that telling truth to power comes without costs, she doesn't deserve to represent any one.
      • We were under the illusion that you could open the floodgates just as much as we wanted and no more.
  • be under no illusion (or illusions)

    • Be fully aware of the true state of affairs.

      对真实事态一清二楚

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Although young, Mr Bowen was under no illusions about what he would have to face on D-Day, not least because he was in the company of battle-hardened veterans.
      • But I'm under no illusions, it could be taken away at any point, so I just grab it with both hands.
      • With what's happened over the last 12 months we're under no illusions that we're going in as favourites to win the competition.
      • The 8-6 win was hard-fought and Ford is under no illusions that his side might have to grind out another win today.
      • In his writing on India, Marx shows himself under no illusions concerning the brutal and mercenary nature of British rule.
      • We are under no illusions about the challenge ahead.
      • The 35-year-old is under no illusions about his situation.
      • We had our fair share of the game which is pleasing from my point of view but I am under no illusions how tough my job still is.
      • Indeed, she is under no illusions that, left to their own democratic devices, women would freely choose the Utopia she has in mind.
      • She says she has been greatly impressed with the efficiency of the Dundee operation but is under no illusions about the challenges facing a factory on the northern fringes of Europe.

Derivatives

  • illusional

  • adjective
    • The illusional architecture was then painted by Orazio's associate, Agostino Tassi, a master of perspective, who had been engaged to teach that art to Artemisia.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Anyway, we know the extent of Pennyn's powers is at least illusional.
  • illusionary

  • adjectiveɪˈluːʒ(ə)n(ə)riɪˈluʒəˌnɛri
    • Scattered throughout the park, sculptural forms of mythical animals, including unicorns and dragons, and anthropomorphic figures add to the illusionary experience.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The momentary pain of a sting gives way to an illusionary floating feeling that lasts six to eight hours.
      • Liberties would be discarded to seek illusionary security; commerce would grind to a halt under the burden of regulation and continual emergency.
      • Dreams pervade the play, giving it an illusionary quality and heightening the sense of dark hilarity that frequently has the audience hysterical with laughter.
      • True, they ruled in favor of the Boy Scouts, and thus appeared to be acting with sensible restraint; but this sensible restraint is purely illusionary - and a simple example will show you what I mean by this.

Origin

Middle English (in the sense 'deceiving, deception'): via Old French from Latin illusio(n-), from illudere 'to mock', from in- 'against' + ludere 'play'.

  • The first sense recorded for illusion was ‘deception, attempt to fool’. It came via Old French from Latin illudere ‘to mock, ridicule, make sport of’, from in- ‘against’ and ludere ‘play’. The prime modern sense of ‘a false idea or belief’ dates from the late 18th century.

Rhymes

allusion, collusion, conclusion, confusion, contusion, delusion, diffusion, effusion, exclusion, extrusion, fusion, inclusion, interfusion, intrusion, obtrusion, occlusion, preclusion, profusion, prolusion, protrusion, reclusion, seclusion, suffusion, transfusion

Definition of illusion in US English:

illusion

nouniˈlo͞oZHənɪˈluʒən
  • 1A thing that is or is likely to be wrongly perceived or interpreted by the senses.

    幻觉,错觉

    the illusion makes parallel lines seem to diverge by placing them on a zigzag-striped background

    将平行线置于锯齿形条纹的背景上,策尔纳幻觉会让这些平行线看似形成分岔。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Depersonalization, heightened perception, especially to light and sound, and illusions are also commonly reported.
    • One might suppose that this preview allowed participants to notice and adjust for the effect of the illusion.
    • When we peer out into the world is all that we see potentially a confabulation - a grand visual illusion staged by our brain?
    • Pilots are also trained to understand and avoid visual illusions, perceptions that differ from the way things really are.
    • In this sense, the illusions that are attributed to the senses always involve false judgement.
    • In any case, puzzle fanatics will enjoy the many riddles, illusions, cryptograms and other mind-benders offered for analysis.
    • Hallucinations and illusions are disturbances of perception that are common in people suffering from schizophrenia.
    • They also experienced visual illusions such as real objects appearing to move or pulsate.
    • This artist is known for creating the most amazing visual illusions.
    • I wowed him with an illusion involving a silk scarf and a cup with a false bottom.
    • For more illusions and to understand the science behind them I highly recommend visiting this amazing website.
    • In addition, not all illusions are completely understood.
    • The intoxicated state is characterized by illusions, visual hallucinations and bodily distortions.
    • The pub was decked up with a lot of theme decor and bizarre visual illusions.
    • Vivid hallucinations and delirious illusions may also occur.
    • The same is true for visual illusions, hypoxia and other factors affecting interpretation as the brain receives information from the eyes.
    • They may have been linked to various illusions that can be experienced.
    • Also, don't forget to take a look at the optical illusions books below.
    • The new technology uses a principle known as ‘wave field synthesis’ to create complex audio illusions for everyone within a defined space.
    • Her photos are viewed through an old stereoscope, which creates wonderful visual illusions.
    Synonyms
    mirage, hallucination, apparition, phantasm, phantom, vision, spectre, fantasy, figment of the imagination, will-o'-the-wisp, trick of the light
    1. 1.1 A deceptive appearance or impression.
      假象
      the illusion of family togetherness

      家庭和睦的假象。

      the tension between illusion and reality

      假象与现实之间的紧张关系。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • History was a realm of illusions, a dream or a nightmare from which the wise seek to awaken.
      • Or at least give the illusion of doing so, until a better idea comes along.
      • The progress of the film is a progress through illusion and deception toward reality and truth.
      • Behind the veil of these illusions lay a harsher reality.
      • As illusions fade and the reality of East Timor's predicament becomes apparent, social tensions and class antagonisms will rapidly deepen.
      • As an historian - certainly as a woman - she had not the slightest romantic illusions about the realities of human life during the long childhood of the species.
      • That, of course, adds to the illusion surrounding the arrangement, which is the idea.
      • The apparent relativity of the moral impulse is an illusion which is created by the mind for the mind's own purposes.
      • However, you will live in a metaphysical world, where reality and illusions will be so skewed that they will appear to be identical.
      • Does that mean that neuroscience tells us that free will is an illusion?
      • Unfortunately, Britain and Europe are all too eager to pretend that such illusions are reality.
      • Young men being excited about war is nothing new - and having their illusions shattered by the reality of it is nothing new either.
      • All my illusions of a perfect family had been shattered.
      • However, it also caused an illusion of repetition for items presented only once.
      • But even today, Romanians still live with the realities behind the illusion.
      • So what if the idea is to create the illusion of total surveillance, so that people behave?
      • Its carbon arc lamp doesn't shoot light through filmstrips to create the illusion of movement.
      • The trick to create the illusion of longer legs is to draw the eye upwards.
      • Both audio and visuals support the illusion that Becker is trying to create.
      • There is something about the screen that gives the illusion of trustworthiness.
      Synonyms
      appearance, impression, imitation, semblance, pretence, sham
    2. 1.2 A false idea or belief.
      错误的观念;错误的理解
      he had no illusions about the trouble she was in

      他深知她的困境。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • We've got to somehow - my own preference is to say we have to understand how we got to the illusion.
      • Believing that our beliefs are illusions, however, is self-refuting.
      • ‘I don't have any illusions about the importance of writing stories,’ he added.
      • Man and house are thus a perfect match, as all the characters trapped in their own illusions and false expectations of Sancher end up more hurt than healed.
      • Because if He wouldn't do that, we'd just remain stuck in our illusions, unclear on the idea that God can do it all.
      • Liberalism now needs to be liberated from many of its own illusions and delusions.
      • And yet the abundance of God is a belief that both consoles our fears and deconstructs the illusions that hold us captive.
      • Great acting skills may not be one of his attributes, but then Fardeen is at least not under any false illusions.
      • But the biggest illusion is the idea that travelling on your own is all that wonderful.
      • Participating in new formations alongside leading figures who still have reformist ideas, it is claimed, will spread illusions in people with damaging politics.
      • He gives us a more troubled world, one with few illusions but still possessed of ideals, as Hitler's war machine draws its net around what is left of Europe.
      • Iyer spoke of ideas and illusions of India, of the mundane in one locale becoming the exotic in another.
      • Its best to let go expectations and illusions about yourself.
      • Our world will appear to crumble as we know it, as distractions, false voices, illusions and misconceptions will be taken away from us.
      • The library and police department also keep his number on file, but he doesn't harbor any illusions about his popularity.
      • We were at least under the illusion that we could have an idea, have a style, that wouldn't immediately be sold back to us.
      • I watch icons smash and belief systems shatter and the illusions which have poisoned my mind begin to retreat.
      • Many people today, however, cling to the illusion that gaining material wealth will be the key to all their problems.
      • People do buy into the illusion that they can experience a little dusting of celeb glamour by lining the pockets of already rich stars.
      • To successfully pass this test we must face it properly without false illusions.
      Synonyms
      delusion, misapprehension, misconception, deception, false impression, mistaken impression

Phrases

  • be under the illusion that

    • Believe mistakenly that.

      错误地认为

      the world is under the illusion that the original painting still hangs in the Winter Palace

      全世界的人都错误地认为原画还挂在冬宫内。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • The Popular Unity's supporters were under the illusion that once in power it would fulfil the promise of profound political and socio-economic change.
      • Progressives have been under the illusion that if only people understood the facts, we'd be fine.
      • We were under the illusion that you could open the floodgates just as much as we wanted and no more.
      • But nobody, including the minister, was under the illusion that this was anything other than pathetic.
      • I was under the illusion that things were getting better.
      • ‘No one should be under the illusion that because a plan exists in one form today that it will be that way forever,’ he said.
      • None of the audiences that came to John Bentley's School Hall for the four nights last week were under the illusion that the show was anything but amateur.
      • Postulating that state leads you to surmise that because this disavowal operation swings into place, the spectator must be under the illusion that what she sees at a fiction film is the real thing.
      • Many farmers were under the illusion that an accident can not and will not happen on their farm.
      • If this woman is under the illusion that telling truth to power comes without costs, she doesn't deserve to represent any one.
  • be under no illusion (or illusions)

    • Be fully aware of the true state of affairs.

      对真实事态一清二楚

      Example sentencesExamples
      • We are under no illusions about the challenge ahead.
      • The 8-6 win was hard-fought and Ford is under no illusions that his side might have to grind out another win today.
      • Indeed, she is under no illusions that, left to their own democratic devices, women would freely choose the Utopia she has in mind.
      • She says she has been greatly impressed with the efficiency of the Dundee operation but is under no illusions about the challenges facing a factory on the northern fringes of Europe.
      • With what's happened over the last 12 months we're under no illusions that we're going in as favourites to win the competition.
      • We had our fair share of the game which is pleasing from my point of view but I am under no illusions how tough my job still is.
      • In his writing on India, Marx shows himself under no illusions concerning the brutal and mercenary nature of British rule.
      • But I'm under no illusions, it could be taken away at any point, so I just grab it with both hands.
      • Although young, Mr Bowen was under no illusions about what he would have to face on D-Day, not least because he was in the company of battle-hardened veterans.
      • The 35-year-old is under no illusions about his situation.

Origin

Middle English (in the sense ‘deceiving, deception’): via Old French from Latin illusio(n-), from illudere ‘to mock’, from in- ‘against’ + ludere ‘play’.

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