chimera
chimera 英 [kaɪˈmɪərə] 美 [kaɪˈmɪrə, kɪ-]
n. [遗] 嵌合体；虚构的怪物；妄想
名词复数:chimeras
- A chimera is something you’ve imagined that’s bits and pieces of other things mashed together into a new horrible fantasy, something impossible in real life that only exists in your mind.
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- n. [遗] 嵌合体；虚构的怪物；妄想
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1. Efficiency is therefore a chimera.
因此，效率是一种妄想。
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2. I love it because it demonstrates perfectly that our belief in the "rule of law" is a chimera.
我喜欢必要性辩护，因为它完美的论证了，我们“法治”的理念只不过是一个痴心妄想。
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3. The scientific term for an animal with mingled cells from two species is chimera.
由两个物种的细胞混合而诞生的动物，其科学术语唤作嵌合体。
- chimera (n.) fabulous monster of Greek mythology, slain by Bellerophon, late 14c., from Old French chimere or directly from Medieval Latin chimera, from Latin Chimaera, from Greek khimaira, name of a mythical fire-breathing creature, slain by Bellerophon, with a lion's head, a goat's body, and a dragon's tail; literally "year-old she-goat" (masc. khimaros), from kheima "winter season," from PIE root *gheim- "winter."
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