单词 | delusory |
释义 | delusory (once / 369354 pages) adj WORD FAMILY delude: deluded, deludes, deluding, delusion, delusive, delusory+/delusion: delusional, delusions/delusional: delusionally/delusive: delusively USAGE EXAMPLESWestern experts, blinded by the power of Soviet weapons and the delusory self-confidence of Soviet parades and leaders, dismissed their predictions. Washington Post(Feb 06, 2015) Seeing a delusory boat, he pitched himself overboard and drowned. Laura Hillenbrand, Unbroken(2010) The prime minister has no one to bring the necessary caution to his delusory claims about his environmental prowess. The Guardian(Jun 15, 2014) adj causing one to believe what is not true or fail to believe what is true a delusory pleasure Syn deceptive unreal not actually such; being or seeming fanciful or imaginary |
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