quixotic
音标发音
- 英式音标 [kwɪkˈsɒt.ɪk]
- 美式音标 [kwɪkˈsɑː.t̬ɪk]
- 国际音标 [kwik'sɔtik]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- adj.唐吉诃德式的；狂想家的；不切实际的
词根记忆
- 来自DonQuixote《堂·吉诃德》；亦作quixotical
- qui + xotic(看作exotic，奇异的)→奇异的事物有很多都是不切实际的，比如唐吉诃德式的人物→唐吉诃德式的
英汉例句
- He has always lived his life by a hopelessly quixotic code of honour.
他生活中一直遵循一种完全不切实际的堂吉诃德式的道德准则。 - These may seem quixotic or paradoxical choices, but bear with me.
这些似乎是不切实际或自相矛盾的选择, 但请先容我讲完. - At worst his scruples must have been quixotic, not malicious ( Louis Auchincloss )
从最坏的角度来说,他的疑虑肯定是出于一时冲动, 而不含恶意 ( 路易斯奥金克洛斯 ) - He has always lived his life by a hopelessly quixotic code of honour.
他生活中一直遵循一种完全不切实际的堂吉诃德式的道德准则。 - These may seem quixotic or paradoxical choices, but bear with me.
这些似乎是不切实际或自相矛盾的选择, 但请先容我讲完.
词组短语
- Quixotic Knight 爱幻想的骑士
- quixotic reliability 狂想信度
- quixotic pragmatic 唐吉诃德式的
- Quixotic goal 唐诘诃德式的目标
- quixotic chivalry 唐吉坷德式的骑士精神
短语
英英字典
- having or showing ideas that are different and unusual but not practical or likely to succeed
- If you describe someone's ideas or plans as quixotic, you mean that they are imaginative or hopeful but unrealistic.