单词 | utopian |
释义 | utopian (juːtoʊpiən ) Word forms: utopians 1. adjective If you describe a plan or idea as utopian, you are criticizing it because it is unrealistic and shows a belief that things can be improved much more than is possible. [disapproval] He was pursuing a utopian dream of world prosperity. A complete absence of national border controls is utopian. Synonyms: perfect, ideal, romantic, dream A utopian is someone with utopian ideas. Kennedy had no patience with dreamers or liberal utopians. 2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] Utopian is used to describe political or religious philosophies which claim that it is possible to build a new and perfect society in which everyone is happy. [formal] His was a utopian vision of nature in its purest form. A utopian is someone with utopian beliefs. ...a group of utopians who immigrated in the 1920s and '30s. Collocations: utopian future There doesn't seem to be much faith in this utopian future, though. Times, Sunday Times Nor can we skip past what troubles and confuses us into a utopian future. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Because of people's belief in the illusion, the imagined utopian future became reality. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Soon afterwards the entire planet was united, all wars ceased and a (seemingly) utopian future began. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He prefers to stand on his progressive soapbox proclaiming the power of his utopian vision to rational argument. Times, Sunday Times Democracies require defending for what they are, not for some utopian vision of what they might be, and espionage sometimes requires a willingness to subsume principles for a greater good. Times,Sunday Times Both, too, advance what they see as a utopian vision of the world. Times, Sunday Times Ideologies do continue to dominate, however, at the non-state level, where constellations of individuals come together around a utopian vision to threaten the old order. Times, Sunday Times It breaks the utopian vision that fails to deliver. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 不切合实际的 Japanese: 夢想的な |
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