existing only in your mind or imagination 想象中的;幻想的;虚构的 The equator is an imaginary line around the middle of the earth. 赤道是一条假想的环绕地球腰部的线。 I had an imaginary friend when I was a child. 我小时候有一个想象中的朋友。 As children they invented the imaginary world of Gondal. 小时候,他们发明了想象中的冈达尔世界。 We must listen to their problems, real or imaginary. 我们必须倾听他们的问题,无论是真实的还是想象的。
Extra Examplesa largely imaginary threat 基本为假想的威胁 The story is wholly imaginary. 这个故事完全是虚构的。 Children experience a lot of imaginary fears at this age. 儿童在这个年纪会体验很多想象中的恐惧。
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Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin imaginarius, from imago, imagin- ‘image’.