imaginary
adjective
uk/ɪˈmædʒ.ɪ.nər.i/us/ɪˈmædʒ.ə.ner.i/C1
Something that is imaginary iscreatedby andexistsonly in themind:
想象中的;虚构的As achildI had an imaginaryfriend.小时候我有个想象中的朋友。
Thestoryis set in an imaginaryworld.故事发生在一个虚构的世界中。
imaginaryfears想象出来的恐惧
Synonyms
fanciful
notionalformal
imaginary
- imaginaryOur daughter had an imaginary friend when she was six.
- made-upThe comedian started with some obviously made-up stories about hanging out with the Queen.
- make-believeSome politicians seem to live in a make-believe world where everything revolves around their interests.
- non-existentThese accounts are used to sell fake or non-existent goods.
- fantasticHer books were filled with magicians and fantastic creatures.
True, real, false, and unreal
- actual
- actuality
- actually
- all that glitters is not goldidiom
- apocryphal
- faithful
- fake news
- false
- false flag
- falsely
- nothing could be further from the truthidiom
- nothing could have been further from my mind/thoughtsidiom
- parallel universe
- post-factual
- practically
- veridical
- verifiability
- verifiable
- verifiably
- verily