A piece of magic or act of sorcery; a ruse or trick, esp. one carried out by supernatural means. In Old English also: a pagan religious rite.
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| 释义 | the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > deception by illusion, delusion > [noun] > an instance of, illusion (25) wielOE A piece of magic or act of sorcery; a ruse or trick, esp. one carried out by supernatural means. In Old English also: a pagan religious rite. illusionc1374 Something that deceives or deludes by producing a false impression; a deceptive or illusive appearance, statement, belief, etc.; in early use often… phantoma1375 As a mass noun: illusion, unreality; emptiness, vanity; delusion, deception, falsity. Obsolete. delusion1552 Anything that deceives the mind with a false impression; a deception; a fixed false opinion or belief with regard to objective things, esp. as a… allusion1595 Illusion; an instance of this. Obsolete. rare. blandation1612 A deception, illusion. prestigy1615 = prestige, n. 1. mirage1813 An illusion or fantasy; something that appears real or possible but is not in fact so. Subcategories:— resembling something else (7) — elusive (3) — leading astray (6) — activities (1) |
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