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单词 chimerical
释义 chi·mer·i·cal
\kīˈmerə̇kəl, -rēk- also kə̇- or -mir-\ adjective
or chi·mer·ic \-rik, -ēk\; or chi·me·ral \-mirəl, -mē-\
Etymology: chimera + -ic, -ical, or -al
1. : being, relating to, or like a chimera; especially : unreal and existing only as the product of wild unrestrained imagination
 < his Utopia is not a chimerical commonwealth but a practicable improvement on what already exists — Douglas Bush >
2. : inclined to or indicative of unrestrained imagination : unrealistic
 < chimerical to demand that a government … should exercise the art of governing purely for its own sake — George Santayana >
3. usually chimeral or chimeric : of, relating to, or being a chimera
 < a chimeric tetraploid >
 < the chimeral nature of some ornamental plants >
Synonyms: see imaginary
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