imaginary

[US]/ɪˈmædʒɪnəri/
[UK]/ɪˈmædʒɪneri/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. 想像中的, 假想的, 虛構的
Word Forms

Phrases & Collocations

imaginary part

[計]虛部

imaginary line

假想線;虛線

imaginary number

虛數

imaginary circle

虛圓

Example Sentences

The unicorn is an imaginary beast.

獨角獸是幻想出來的動物。

fantastic imaginary beasts such as the unicorn.

想象離奇的野獸,如獨角獸。

imaginary and insubstantial victories;

臆想和空想的勝利;

He told a story about an imaginary land.

他講了一個關於虛構的地方的故事。

Chris had imaginary conversations with her.

克里斯在想像中跟她對話。

My little daughter has an imaginary friend.

我的小女兒有個想像中的朋友。

His memories are peopled with imaginary creatures.

他滿腦子虛構出來各種動物。

pantomine a story on the stage; pantomimed “baby” by cradling an imaginary infant.

在舞臺上表演啞劇故事;通過把一個想象中的小孩放在搖籃裏的手勢表示“小孩”的意思

Per the imaginary Lewis Carroll notes in my head, the Bandersnatch is a creature that represents the wild and untamed evil of feminine sexuality.

路易士.卡羅爾 所勾畫的每個夢境都深深的印在我的腦海。這隻猛獸更是被描述爲一種生物,代表野性和難以駕馭的女性的性能力。

Writing about the “Throne of the Mughal”, a tableau with dozens of enamelled and bejewelled figures, he states that the ruler is an “imaginary Asian”.

他介紹“莫臥兒的王冠”,在談及幾十個鑲着寶石上着彩釉的人物畫面時,指出這個統治者是一個“虛構的亞洲人”。

Real-world Examples

They were not friends. They were imaginary colleagues.

他們不是我的朋友,他們是我想象中的同事。

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 1

In the end, the " shark" proved to be imaginary.

最後,所謂的“鯊魚”證明並不存在。

Source: New Horizons College English Third Edition Reading and Writing Course (Volume 1)

This distinction between victim and empowered is imaginary.

受害者和掌權者的區別是虛假的。

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) May 2016 Collection

Using an imaginary friend as an example can be very useful.

用想象出來的朋友作爲例子會非常有用的。

Source: Oxford University: IELTS Foreign Teacher Course

Yes, but these possibilities are more imaginary.

是的,但第二條件句的可能性是更多的想象。

Source: Grandpa and Grandma's grammar class

Second conditionals are more imaginary or unreal.

第二條件句有更多成分的虛構想象或不真實。

Source: Grandpa and Grandma's grammar class

An example of imaginary color is “hyper-green.”

想象顏色的一個例子是“超綠色”。

Source: Intermediate and advanced English short essay.

If it's an if imaginary or if it's a preference.

它是否是假設題,是否是偏好題。

Source: TOEFL Writing Preparation Guide

But the brain chemistry behind Internet addiction is not imaginary.

但是,網癮的背後有其腦部化學病理,這不是想象出來的。

Source: New Horizons College English Third Edition Reading and Writing Course (Volume 1)

The opposite of real is fictional or imaginary.

real的反義詞是fictional(虛構的)或imaginary(想象的)。

Source: VOA Special November 2022 Collection

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