mirage
mirage 英 [ˈmɪrɑ:ʒ] 美 [məˈrɑʒ]
n. 海市蜃楼；幻想，妄想
名词复数:mirages
- Next time you’re traveling in the desert, make sure you carry plenty of water. That enticing pool of water you see far away in the distance may be a mirage, or an optical illusion.
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- n. 海市蜃楼；幻想，妄想
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1. His idea of love was a mirage.
他的爱情观不现实。
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2. He thinks the boom is a mirage.
他认为这种繁荣的海市蜃楼。
- mirage (n.) "optical illusion of water in sandy deserts," 1812, from French mirage (1753), from se mirer "to be reflected," from Latin mirare (see mirror (n.)). Or the French word is from Latin mirus "wonderful" (see miracle). Similarity to Arabic mi'raj has been noted, but the usual sense of that word is "ladder, stairs; climb, ascent," and the resemblance appears to be coincidental. The standard Arabic for "a desert mirage" is sarāb.
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