英语词汇“fanciful”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

fanciful

/ˈfansɪfʊl

/ /ˈfansɪf(ə)l/

adjective

1Over-imaginative and unrealistic: ever more fanciful proposals were raised...

Okay, so admittedly that may be a fanciful and unrealistic goal.
He is less imaginative or fanciful than Tom, but more practical.
He'd always said such things like that, always so fanciful and imaginative with an underlying tone of seriousness.

1.1Existing only in the imagination: fanciful lunar inhabitants...

Paintings of original and fanciful snowmen are one favorite, and winter trees or landscapes are another.
The judge said the two men lived in a ‘strange and fanciful world’ where they thought they could ‘ride around in cars, armed to the hilt’.
During their mission, they encounter all kinds of bizarre and fanciful creatures.

Synonyms

imaginative, inventive;

whimsical, impractical, capricious, flighty, dreamy, daydreaming, quixotic, chimerical, head in the clouds, out of touch with reality, in a world of one's own

archaic visionary

fantastic, extravagant, far-fetched, romantic, unbelievable, ridiculous, absurd, preposterous;

imaginary, fancied, unreal, illusory, made-up, make-believe;

mythical, fabulous, legendary, fairy tale

informal far out, tall, crackpot, cock and bull, hard to swallow/take

2Highly ornamental or imaginative in design: a fanciful Art Nouveau bar...

The new place is colourful and inviting, as sunflower-yellow walls help to show off Obadia's collection of colourful wall hangings, photographs, ornamental pots and fanciful souvenirs.
They made fanciful designs with dots, lines and geometric patterns on walls, antlers and other things.
The fountain illustrated, an exquisite piece of Gothic architecture in miniature, was designed to be both fanciful and functional.

Synonyms

ornate, exotic, imaginative, creative, fancy;

curious, odd, bizarre, strange, eccentric, unusual, original;

extravagant, fantastic, grotesque, gothic, baroque

Derivatives

fancifully

/ˈfansɪfʊli

/ /ˈfansɪf(ə)li

/ adverb ...

Not so long ago, the major film critics in the U.S. fancifully tossed around the idea of the ‘death of cinema.’
Even this outpouring of funds, though, won't take the technology to the level Crichton fancifully depicts.
Maybe he was like all the others and I was fancifully making all his nice gestures up, it was all a figment of my imagination.

fancifulness

/ˈfansɪˌfʊlnəs

/ /ˈfansɪˌf(ə)lnəs

/ noun ...

Stephen's bullying self-pity and edgy rationalism ran up sharply against Anny's fancifulness, extravagance and sentiment.
There's a fancifulness and whimsy to the way she draws the human figure.
We sought to add imagination and fancifulness to regular family activities.

单词	fanciful
释义	fanciful /ˈfansɪfʊl / /ˈfansɪf(ə)l/ adjective 1Over-imaginative and unrealistic: ever more fanciful proposals were raised... Okay, so admittedly that may be a fanciful and unrealistic goal. He is less imaginative or fanciful than Tom, but more practical. He'd always said such things like that, always so fanciful and imaginative with an underlying tone of seriousness. 1.1Existing only in the imagination: fanciful lunar inhabitants... Paintings of original and fanciful snowmen are one favorite, and winter trees or landscapes are another. The judge said the two men lived in a ‘strange and fanciful world’ where they thought they could ‘ride around in cars, armed to the hilt’. During their mission, they encounter all kinds of bizarre and fanciful creatures. Synonyms imaginative, inventive; whimsical, impractical, capricious, flighty, dreamy, daydreaming, quixotic, chimerical, head in the clouds, out of touch with reality, in a world of one's own archaic visionary fantastic, extravagant, far-fetched, romantic, unbelievable, ridiculous, absurd, preposterous; imaginary, fancied, unreal, illusory, made-up, make-believe; mythical, fabulous, legendary, fairy tale informal far out, tall, crackpot, cock and bull, hard to swallow/take 2Highly ornamental or imaginative in design: a fanciful Art Nouveau bar... The new place is colourful and inviting, as sunflower-yellow walls help to show off Obadia's collection of colourful wall hangings, photographs, ornamental pots and fanciful souvenirs. They made fanciful designs with dots, lines and geometric patterns on walls, antlers and other things. The fountain illustrated, an exquisite piece of Gothic architecture in miniature, was designed to be both fanciful and functional. Synonyms ornate, exotic, imaginative, creative, fancy; curious, odd, bizarre, strange, eccentric, unusual, original; extravagant, fantastic, grotesque, gothic, baroque Derivatives fancifully /ˈfansɪfʊli / /ˈfansɪf(ə)li / adverb ... Not so long ago, the major film critics in the U.S. fancifully tossed around the idea of the ‘death of cinema.’ Even this outpouring of funds, though, won't take the technology to the level Crichton fancifully depicts. Maybe he was like all the others and I was fancifully making all his nice gestures up, it was all a figment of my imagination. fancifulness /ˈfansɪˌfʊlnəs / /ˈfansɪˌf(ə)lnəs / noun ... Stephen's bullying self-pity and edgy rationalism ran up sharply against Anny's fancifulness, extravagance and sentiment. There's a fancifulness and whimsy to the way she draws the human figure. We sought to add imagination and fancifulness to regular family activities.
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