satisfying one's conception of what is perfect; most suitable 理想的,完美的,称心如意的,最佳的 the swimming pool is ideal for a quick dip. 这个游泳池是小游片刻的理想场所。 this is an ideal opportunity to save money. 这是个存钱的最佳机会。
[attrib.]existing only in the imagination; desirable or perfect but not likely to become a reality 空想的,幻想的,虚构的;不切实际的 in an ideal world, we might have made a different decision. 在幻想世界里,我们可能会作出不一样的决定。 ■representing an abstract or hypothetical optimum 理论上最佳的,假设最佳的,理想的 mathematical modelling can determine theoretically ideal conditions. 数学模型能确定理论上理想的条件。
noun
a person or thing regarded as perfect 模范,完美的典范 you're my ideal of how a man should be. 你是我心目中男人的完美典范。 ■a standard of perfection; a principle to be aimed at 理想,最高境界 tolerance and freedom, the liberal ideals. 宽容与自由,是自由主义的理想。
派生 ideally adverb 语源
late Middle English (as a term in Platonic philosophy, in the sense 'existing as an archetype'): from late Latin idealis, from Latin idea (see idea)