imagination

n. 想像, 听觉, 想像力
【医】 想像

形容词:imaginational 

i.mag.i.na.tion

n.（名词）


The formation of a mental image of something that is neither perceived as real nor present to the senses.
想象，虚构：对既无法看到，又无法确切感受到的事物在脑海中形成印象的过程
The mental image so formed.
形象：经过上述过程在脑海中形成的影像
The ability or tendency to form such images.
想象力：形成上述形象的能力或趋势
The ability to confront and deal with reality by using the creative power of the mind; resourcefulness:
机智，聪明：通过运用大脑的创造力而形成的应对和处理现实事务的能力；机智：
例句：
handled the problems with great imagination.
以高超的智慧处理这些问题

A traditional or widely held belief or opinion.
成见：传统的或广为接受的信仰或意见
Archaic
【古语】
An unrealistic idea or notion; a fancy.
空想，幻想：不现实的想法或观念；幻想
A plan or scheme.
计划，阴谋

【引伸】
imag.ina.tional
adj.（形容词）
<参考词汇><同义词>imagination,fancy,fantasyThese nouns refer to the power of the mind to form images, especially of what is not present to the senses.
这些名词都指在头脑中形成印象的能力，尤其是对于无法通过感官觉察的事物。
Imagination is the most broadly applicable:
Imagination 一词适用最广：
例句：
The actor rehearsed the lines in his imagination.
演员在脑海中复习了一遍台词。

例句：
The glorious music haunts my imagination.
这宏大的音乐占据了我的头脑。

例句：
.In the world of words, the imagination is one of the forces of nature. (Wallace Stevens).
.在文字世界中想象力是天赋的能力之一. （华莱士·斯蒂文斯）。

Fancy especially suggests mental invention that is whimsical, capricious, or playfuland that is characteristically well removed from reality:
Fancy 主要指古怪的、多变的或嬉戏的思想产物，与现实相距特别远：
例句：
.which . . . claims to be founded not on fancy . . . but on Fact. (Arthur P. Stanley).
.自称是以事实而不是以幻想为基础的. （阿瑟P·斯坦利）。

例句：
Is world peace only the fancy of idealistsô
难道世界和平只是理想主义者的幻想吗ô

Fantasy is applied principally to the product of imagination given free rein and especially to elaborate or extravagant fancy:
Fantasy 一词主要指陷入奇异的或夸大的幻想后的思想产物：
例句：
The sitting room was a kind of Victorian fantasy, full of cabbage roses, fringe, and tassels.
客厅极力体现着维多利亚时代的风格，饰满了蔷薇、镶边和流苏。

例句：
.The poet is in command of his fantasy, while it is exactly the mark of the neurotic that he is possessed by his fantasy. (Lionel Trilling).
.该诗是在他幻想的驱使下作出来的，但同时也表明他确实是被幻想控制住的神经怪异的人. （莱昂内尔·特里林）