| 单词 | ignis fatuus |
| 释义 | ignis fatuus in British English (ˈɪɡnɪs ˈfætjʊəs) nounWord forms: plural ignes fatui (ˈɪɡniːz ˈfætjʊˌaɪ) another name for will-o'-the-wisp Word origin C16: from Medieval Latin, literally: foolish fireignis fatuus in American English (ˈɪgnɪsˈfætʃuəs) Latin Word forms: plural Latin ˈigˈnes fatuˌi (ˈɪgnizˈfætʃuˌaɪ) 1. jack-o'-lantern (sense 1) 2. a deceptive hope, goal, or influence; delusion Word origin ML < L ignis, a fire + fatuus, foolishSynonyms of 'ignis fatuus'will-o'-the-wisp, bubble, illusion, delusion More Synonyms of ignis fatuus (noun) Synonyms will-o'-the-wisp bubble illusion The rapid changes of lighting created an illusion of movement. delusion I was under the delusion that he intended to marry me. mirage Through my half-closed eyelids I began to see mirages. self-deception chimera phantasm He spent his life pursuing the chimera of perfect love. Additional synonymsin the sense of chimera Definition a wild and unrealistic dream or idea He spent his life pursuing the chimera of perfect love. Synonyms illusion, dream, fantasy, delusion, spectre, snare, hallucination, figment, ignis fatuus, will-o'-the-wisp in the sense of delusion Definition a mistaken idea or belief I was under the delusion that he intended to marry me. Synonyms misconception, mistaken idea, misapprehension, fancy, illusion, deception, hallucination, fallacy, self-deception, false impression, phantasm, misbeliefin the sense of illusion The rapid changes of lighting created an illusion of movement. Synonyms fantasy, vision, hallucination, trick, spectre, mirage, semblance, daydream, apparition, chimera, figment of the imagination, phantasm, ignis fatuus, will-o'-the-wisp Nearby words of |
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