单词 | romantic |
释义 | romantic (once / 233 pages) 1adjn 2adjn If something is romantic, it isn't very practical, like the librarian's romantic dream of convincing every person in town to read a book a week for life — a great idea that probably isn't possible. To be romantic about something can mean that you overlook its flaws and shortcomings. If your romantic ideal is growing all of your own food on a secluded farm, you are probably ignoring the tremendous amount of hard work it will require. Or, if you are romantic about love, you believe the perfect person is out there and in finding one another, all the problems and difficulties of life will melt away. WORD FAMILYromantic: romantically, romanticise, romanticism, romanticize, romantics, unromantic+/romance: romanced, romances, romancing, romantic/romanticise: romanticisation, romanticised, romanticises, romanticising/romanticism: neoromanticism, romanticist, romanticistic/romanticist: romanticists/romanticize: romanticization, romanticized, romanticizes, romanticizing/unromantic: unromantically USAGE EXAMPLESThe appeal of the outdoor game lies in the sport's roots, anchored by romantic nostalgia and wintery charm. Reuters(Jan 01, 2017) The sheer range of musical expression is astonishing: pastoral reveries, woodland scenes, romantic arias, heroic dramas, historical legends and visions of spiritual strife. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) Dancing for the audiences of avant-garde Paris offers young Lucia an outlet, while her father’s friend Samuel Beckett offers romantic promise. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) 1 1adj expressive of or exciting sexual love or romance a romantic adventure a romantic moonlight ride Syn amatory, amorous loving feeling or showing love and affection 2n a soulful or amorous idealist 2Hyper dreamer, idealist someone guided more by ideals than by practical considerations 1adj belonging to or characteristic of Romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts romantic poetry Syn romanticist, romanticistic 2adj not sensible about practical matters; idealistic and unrealistic a romantic disregard for money Syn quixotic, wild-eyed impractical not practical; not workable or not given to practical matters 3n an artist of the Romantic Movement or someone influenced by Romanticism Syn|Ant|Hyper romanticist classicist an artistic person who adheres to classicism artist, creative person a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination |
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