mirage
mirage
[ˈmɪrɑːʒ, mɪˈrɑːʒ]
noun
[ˈmɪrɑːʒ, mɪˈrɑːʒ]
noun
- an optical illusion caused by atmospheric conditions, especially the appearance of a sheet of water in a desert or on a hot road caused by the refraction of light from the sky by heated air
海市蜃楼；幻景
■something that appears real or possible but is not in fact so
幻想；妄想
to insist that science provides cast-iron knowledge is to believe in a mirage.
坚信科学提供确凿知识等于相信幻想。
- early 19th cent.: from French, from se mirer 'be reflected', from Latin mirare 'look at'
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