| 释义 |
dis·illusion
I. \|dis+\ noun
Etymology: dis- (I) + illusion
1. : the lack or loss of faith in illusions or in hopes previously held : disenchantment
< facile disillusion of our romantic intellectuals — New Republic >
2. : the state of having lost faith or illusions; also : an instance of this
< romantic disillusions and tangled, tragic problems — H.E.Salisbury >
II. transitive verb
also dis·il·lu·sion·ize \ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷zhəˌnīz\
(disillusioned also disillusionized ; disillusioned also disillusionized ; disillusioning \-zh(ə)niŋ\ ; also disillusionizing ; disillusions also disillusionizes)
: to free from or deprive of illusion : disenchant
< disillusioned his fans by his sloppy play >
• dis·il·lu·sion·ist \ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷zhənə̇st, -zhnə̇st\ noun
• dis·il·lu·sion·iz·er \-zhəˌnīzə(r)\ noun -s |