chimeras是什么意思？

chimeras

• n. （由几种动物的各部分构成的）假想的怪兽( chimera的名词复数 )，不可能实现的想法，幻想，妄想；

例句

• He was more interested in states of mind than in " puerile superstitions, Gothic castles, and chimeras. " 他乐于描写心情, 而不愿意描写 “ 无聊的迷信, 尖拱式的堡垒和妖魔鬼怪. ”

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT
  幻想;妄想
  A chimera is an unrealistic idea that you have about something or a hope that you have that is unlikely to be fulfilled.
  例句
  Religious unity remained as much a chimera as ever. 宗教统一仍然和从前一样，不过是个妄想。
• N-COUNT
  喀迈拉(希腊神话中狮头、羊身、蛇尾的怪物)
  In Greek mythology, a chimera is a creature with the head of a lion, the body of a goat, and the tail of a snake.