"mirage" in Chinese (Traditional)
海市蜃樓
Definition
海市蜃樓是一種光學錯覺,常見於沙漠或炎熱的道路上,看似有水或遠方物體,其實不存在。也可指難以實現的希望或幻象。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
“mirage”主要用於科學(物理、沙漠)或比喻難以實現的夢想。常見搭配:“chasing a mirage”, “just a mirage”。別與“illusion”混淆,後者更廣。日常語言中多作比喻用。
Examples
In the desert, they saw a mirage that looked like a lake.
在沙漠中,他們看到一個像湖一樣的**海市蜃樓**。
A mirage is not real water, just an illusion caused by heat.
**海市蜃樓**不是真正的水,只是熱造成的錯覺。
Many travelers have been fooled by a mirage.
許多旅人被**海市蜃樓**所欺騙。
At sunset, the city skyline looked like a shimmering mirage on the horizon.
日落時,城市天際線像地平線上閃爍的**海市蜃樓**。
All his promises turned out to be just a mirage—nothing came true.
他所有的承諾最後都只是**海市蜃樓**——沒有一個成真。
Don’t waste your time chasing a mirage; focus on what you can really achieve.
別浪費時間追逐**海市蜃樓**,專注於你真正能達到的事情。