"imagined" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 想象的
• 设想的

Definition

它是“imagine”的过去式，表示某人在脑海中形成了一个画面或想法。它也可以作形容词，表示某事是想象出来的，并不真实存在。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

它最常用作动词过去式，如 'I imagined it'、'She imagined a better life'。作形容词时，常见于 'imagined world'、'imagined threat' 这样的搭配。不要和 'imaginative' 混淆，后者形容人或想法富有创造力。

Examples

I imagined a big house by the sea.

我**想象**了一座海边的大房子。

She never imagined this could happen.

她从未**想象过**这会发生。

The monster was only imagined.

那个怪物只是**想象出来的**。

I imagined the meeting would be awkward, but it was actually fine.

我**想象**会议会很尴尬，但其实还挺顺利。

You imagined that whole conversation — it never happened.

那整段对话都是你**想象出来的**——根本没发生过。

For years, he lived in an imagined future instead of the present.

多年来，他活在一个**想象中的**未来里，而不是当下。