idealism

idealism
noun
[mass noun]
  1. the practice of forming or pursuing ideals, especially unrealistically
    理想主义。 比较realism
    the idealism of youth.
    青春理想主义。
    ■(in art or literature) the representation of things in ideal or idealized form
    (艺术、文学用语)理想化。 常与realism(义项2)相对
  2. (Philosophy)any of various systems of thought in which the objects of knowledge are held to be in some way dependent on the activity of mind
    (哲)唯心主义,唯心论。 常与realism(义项3)相对
派生
idealist
noun
idealistic
adjective
idealistically
adverb
语源
  1. late 18th cent. (in sense 2): from French idéalisme or German Idealismus, from late Latin idealis (see ideal)
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