illusory
UK/i'lju:sәri/US
GREA2
Definitions
adj.
Based on illusion; seeming real but not actually so.
虚幻的，错觉的；看似真实却并非如此的。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedil- (at, on) + lus (play) + -ory (adj., tending to) = 'of the nature of an illusion.' The standard adjective from illusion — describing something that looks real but isn't: illusory hopes, an illusory sense of safety. Preferred over the rarer, less standard illusive.
Root lud still carries 22 more wordsExample Sentences
- 1.
The promised gains turned out to be illusory.
- 2.
Their sense of security was illusory.