castle in the air n. visionary project or scheme, day-dream, idle fancy; to form castles in the air: to form unsubstantial or visionary projects…
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| 释义 | the mind > mental capacity > perception or cognition > faculty of imagination > mental image, idea, or fancy > daydream or reverie > [noun] (44) castle in Spainc1400 castle in the air n. visionary project or scheme, day-dream, idle fancy; to form castles in the air: to form unsubstantial or visionary projects… reverie1477 A moment or period of being lost, esp. pleasantly, in one's thoughts; a daydream. Frequently with possessive adjective. brown studyc1555 A state of mental abstraction or musing: ‘gloomy meditations’ (Johnson); ‘serious reverie, thoughtful absent-mindedness’ (Webster); now esp. an… castle in the skies1576 castle in the air n. visionary project or scheme, day-dream, idle fancy; to form castles in the air: to form unsubstantial or visionary projects… castle in the air1579 castle in the air n. visionary project or scheme, day-dream, idle fancy; to form castles in the air: to form unsubstantial or visionary projects… comedown1583 More fully castle of comedown. Something which falls to ruin or is destined to fail. Cf. comedown, adj. 1. Obsolete. memento1587 A reverie, a daydream. Obsolete. towers in the air1599 towers in the air, visionary projects, ‘castles in the air’ (see castle, n. 11). daydream1651 A series of thoughts or yearnings that distract one's attention (esp. pleasantly) from the present; a reverie. Hence: an idle fantasy or vain hope… dream1732 A series of (esp. pleasant) thoughts indulged in while awake, often distracting one's attention from the present; a daydream, a reverie. air castle1786 a ‘castle in the air’, a visionary or baseless project. châteaux in air1793 châteaux in air, chateau(x) en Espagne, château in Spain, Spanish château = castles, or a castle, in the air (see castle, n. 11). chateau(x) en Espagne1834 châteaux in air, chateau(x) en Espagne, château in Spain, Spanish château = castles, or a castle, in the air (see castle, n. 11). cloud-castle1887 a ‘castle in the air’ (see castle, n. 11). pipe dream1890 An unrealistic or fanciful hope or scheme; a ‘castle in the air’. fantasy1926 A day-dream arising from conscious or unconscious wishes or attitudes. Subcategories:— daydreaming (11) — one who daydreams (14) — dream landscape (1) — dreamlike quality (1) — fulfilling wishes (1) |
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