单词 | illusive |
释义 | illusive (once / 10755 pages) adj If something misleads or deceives you, it is illusive. If you think you see a unicorn in your back yard, but it suddenly disappears, you can describe the vision as illusive. Illusive comes from illusion, an old, old word that originally meant "to mock, to make fun of, to trick." Magicians make great use of illusions, but while someone can be deliberately illusive, the word does not always imply that that someone means to mislead you. Some things, like truth, are illusive by nature; others, like the past, become hazy through time. WORD FAMILYillusive: illusively USAGE EXAMPLESThe internet is still trying to process those final words that are both so obvious and yet so illusive. Time(Nov 26, 2016) Fuel-cell power generation has been an illusive target for decades, with a succession of companies unable to realize its business potential. Wall Street Journal(Oct 06, 2016) Using underwater acoustic detection technology, scientists also heard the calls of an unidentified species of illusive beaked whales. Washington Times(Jul 28, 2016) adj based on or having the nature of an illusion illusive hopes of finding a better job Syn illusory unreal lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria |
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