"not real," late 14c., ymaginaire, from imagine + -ary; or else from Late Latin imaginarius "seeming, fancied," from imaginari. Imaginary friend (one who does not exist) attested by 1789.
权威例句
1. One of the most common symptoms of schizophrenia is hearing imaginary voices.
精神分裂症的最常见的一个症状就是幻听。
2. 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。
3. The unicorn is an imaginary beast.
独角兽是幻想出来的动物.
4. My little daughter has an imaginary friend.
我的小女儿有个想像中的朋友.
5. All the characters in this book are imaginary.
此书中的所有人物都是虚构的.
词语辨析
【imaginable, imaginary, imaginative】
这些词都是与想象有关的形容词。
imaginable: 可以想象得到的。如:This is the only solution imaginable.(这是惟一想得出的解决办法。)
imaginary: 假想的,虚构的。如:an imaginary character in a story(故事里的虚构人物)
imaginative: 富于想象力力的。如:an imaginative artist(想像力丰定的艺术家)