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

That little nod to a Dylan Thomas poem that you sneaked into your PowerPoint presentation? That was an allusion, a quick reference to something that your audience will have to already know in order to "get."

An allusion often references a famous work of art or literature, or to something from your own life. For example, you might say, "I obviously am no expert at love" — an allusion to your failed relationships. The main thing to remember is that an allusion is a brief hint or a quick mention. It’s meant to bring to mind a particular subject, but it always avoids getting into it in great depth.

CHOOSE YOUR WORDS

allusion / illusion / delusion

Novelists, magicians, and other tricksters keep these words busy. Novelists love an allusion, an indirect reference to something like a secret treasure for the reader to find; magicians heart illusions, or fanciful fake-outs; but tricksters suffer from delusions, ideas that have no basis in reality.

Blink and you'll miss it: an allusion is a quick indirect mention of something. It's a literary device that stimulates ideas, associations, and extra information in the reader's mind with only a word or two:

Littlemore was not quick at catching literary allusions. (Henry James)

Thomas Paine's writings contain several affectionate allusions to his father, but none to his mother. (Daniel Moncure Conway)

Magicians love to create illusions, or visual tricks, like making a tiger disappear or sawing a person in half. Your eye can be fooled by an optical illusion, and Dorothy and the gang get to the bottom of the Wizard's illusion and discover he's just a regular guy. Illusions aren't always glamorous; sometimes they're just hiding the man behind the curtain:

"We have no illusion that these credits are going to create lots of new jobs," the editorial said. (New York Times)

But while investing in your company's stock might feel safer than betting on the stock market as a whole, that is usually an illusion. (Seattle Times)

Delusions are like illusions but they're meaner. A delusion is a belief in something despite the fact that it's completely untrue. Hence the phrase is delusions of grandeur. People with delusions often wind up on the shrink's couch. Whether you are trying to deceive yourself or someone is trying to deceive you, if you believe the false idea, you have a delusion about reality:

Delusions are closely allied to hallucinations and generally accompany the latter. (Samuel Henry Prince)

Two medical experts had concluded then that the accused gunman suffered from schizophrenia, disordered thinking and delusions. (Reuters)

"Basically, I think he's suffering from delusions of grandeur," he said. (Chicago Tribune)

An allusion shows up in art, while illusions love kids' parties. If you believe something despite reality, you have a delusion.

WORD FAMILY

allusion: allusions+/allude: alluded, alludes, alluding, allusion, allusive/allusive: allusively, allusiveness

USAGE EXAMPLES

For a while, you may wonder if there is more to this enigmatic, epigrammatic movie than a string of clever allusions and linguistic puzzles.

Los Angeles Times(Dec 27, 2016)

Is this just a nice allusion to Joseph’s job as a carpenter?

The Guardian(Dec 23, 2016)

No need for the left’s imagined jackbooted thugs or Hillary Clinton’s revolting allusion to “boxcars.”

Washington Post(Dec 12, 2016)

n passing reference or indirect mention

Hyper

mention, reference

a remark that calls attention to something or someone

单词	allusion
释义	allusion (once / 433 pages) n That little nod to a Dylan Thomas poem that you sneaked into your PowerPoint presentation? That was an allusion, a quick reference to something that your audience will have to already know in order to "get." An allusion often references a famous work of art or literature, or to something from your own life. For example, you might say, "I obviously am no expert at love" — an allusion to your failed relationships. The main thing to remember is that an allusion is a brief hint or a quick mention. It’s meant to bring to mind a particular subject, but it always avoids getting into it in great depth. CHOOSE YOUR WORDS allusion / illusion / delusion Novelists, magicians, and other tricksters keep these words busy. Novelists love an allusion, an indirect reference to something like a secret treasure for the reader to find; magicians heart illusions, or fanciful fake-outs; but tricksters suffer from delusions, ideas that have no basis in reality. Blink and you'll miss it: an allusion is a quick indirect mention of something. It's a literary device that stimulates ideas, associations, and extra information in the reader's mind with only a word or two: Littlemore was not quick at catching literary allusions. (Henry James) Thomas Paine's writings contain several affectionate allusions to his father, but none to his mother. (Daniel Moncure Conway) Magicians love to create illusions, or visual tricks, like making a tiger disappear or sawing a person in half. Your eye can be fooled by an optical illusion, and Dorothy and the gang get to the bottom of the Wizard's illusion and discover he's just a regular guy. Illusions aren't always glamorous; sometimes they're just hiding the man behind the curtain: "We have no illusion that these credits are going to create lots of new jobs," the editorial said. (New York Times) But while investing in your company's stock might feel safer than betting on the stock market as a whole, that is usually an illusion. (Seattle Times) Delusions are like illusions but they're meaner. A delusion is a belief in something despite the fact that it's completely untrue. Hence the phrase is delusions of grandeur. People with delusions often wind up on the shrink's couch. Whether you are trying to deceive yourself or someone is trying to deceive you, if you believe the false idea, you have a delusion about reality: Delusions are closely allied to hallucinations and generally accompany the latter. (Samuel Henry Prince) Two medical experts had concluded then that the accused gunman suffered from schizophrenia, disordered thinking and delusions. (Reuters) "Basically, I think he's suffering from delusions of grandeur," he said. (Chicago Tribune) An allusion shows up in art, while illusions love kids' parties. If you believe something despite reality, you have a delusion. WORD FAMILY allusion: allusions+/allude: alluded, alludes, alluding, allusion, allusive/allusive: allusively, allusiveness USAGE EXAMPLES For a while, you may wonder if there is more to this enigmatic, epigrammatic movie than a string of clever allusions and linguistic puzzles. Los Angeles Times(Dec 27, 2016) Is this just a nice allusion to Joseph’s job as a carpenter? The Guardian(Dec 23, 2016) No need for the left’s imagined jackbooted thugs or Hillary Clinton’s revolting allusion to “boxcars.” Washington Post(Dec 12, 2016) n passing reference or indirect mention Hyper mention, reference a remark that calls attention to something or someone
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