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单词 illusory
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illusory

enUK

il·lu·so·ry

I0039500 (ĭ-lo͞o′sə-rē, -zə-rē)adj. Produced by, based on, or having the nature of an illusion; deceptive: an illusory belief that their finances would improve.

illusory

(ɪˈluːsərɪ) or

illusive

adjproducing, produced by, or based on illusion; deceptive or unreal ilˈlusorily, ilˈlusively adv ilˈlusoriness, ilˈlusiveness nUsage: Illusive is sometimes wrongly used where elusive is meant: they fought hard, but victory remained elusive (not illusive)

il•lu•so•ry

(ɪˈlu sə ri, -zə-)

adj. 1. causing illusion; deceptive; misleading. 2. like an illusion; unreal. [1590–1600; < Late Latin illūsōrius=illūd(ere) to mock, ridicule (see illusion) + -tōrius -tory1]
Thesaurus
Adj.1.illusory - based on or having the nature of an illusion; "illusive hopes of finding a better job"; "Secret activities offer presidents the alluring but often illusory promise that they can achieve foreign policy goals without the bothersome debate and open decision that are staples of democracy"illusiveunreal - lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria; "ghosts and other unreal entities"; "unreal propaganda serving as news"

illusory

illusiveadjective unreal, false, misleading, untrue, seeming, mistaken, apparent, sham, deceptive, deceitful, hallucinatory, fallacious, chimerical, delusive the illusory nature of nationhood
real, true, solid, genuine, reliable, authentic, down-to-earth, factual

illusory

adjective1. Of, relating to, or in the nature of an illusion; lacking reality:chimeric, chimerical, delusive, delusory, dreamlike, hallucinatory, illusive, phantasmagoric, phantasmal, phantasmic, visionary.2. Tending to lead one into error:deceptive, delusive, delusory, fallacious, illusive, misleading.3. Tending to deceive; of the nature of an illusion:delusive, delusory, illusive.
Translations
EncyclopediaSeeIllusoriness

illusory

enUK

illusory

(i-loo′sŏ-rē) [L. illusorius, mocking, ironic] Pert. to or causing an illusion; misleading; deceptive.

illusory

enUK
Related to illusory: Illusory correlation
  • adj

Synonyms for illusory

adj unreal

Synonyms

  • unreal
  • false
  • misleading
  • untrue
  • seeming
  • mistaken
  • apparent
  • sham
  • deceptive
  • deceitful
  • hallucinatory
  • fallacious
  • chimerical
  • delusive

Antonyms

  • real
  • true
  • solid
  • genuine
  • reliable
  • authentic
  • down-to-earth
  • factual

Synonyms for illusory

adj of, relating to, or in the nature of an illusion; lacking reality

Synonyms

  • chimeric
  • chimerical
  • delusive
  • delusory
  • dreamlike
  • hallucinatory
  • illusive
  • phantasmagoric
  • phantasmal
  • phantasmic
  • visionary

adj tending to lead one into error

Synonyms

  • deceptive
  • delusive
  • delusory
  • fallacious
  • illusive
  • misleading

adj tending to deceive; of the nature of an illusion

Synonyms

  • delusive
  • delusory
  • illusive

Synonyms for illusory

adj based on or having the nature of an illusion

Synonyms

  • illusive

Related Words

  • unreal
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