來自17 世紀(jì)西班牙小說家塞萬提斯的騎士諷刺小說《Don Quixote de la Mancha》主角Don Quixote.后成為不切實(shí)際想法的代名詞。
英文詞源
quixotic
quixotic: [18] Quixotic commemorates Don Quixote, the hero of Cervantes’s novel of the same name (published in two parts in 1605 and 1615). He was a slightly dotty Spanish gentleman whose head became turned by tales of chivalric derring-do, which he sought to emulate in real life. His most famous exploit was to charge with his lance at windmills, under the mistaken impression that they were giants.
quixotic (adj.)
"extravagantly chivalrous," 1791, from Don Quixote, romantic, impractical hero of Cervantes' satirical novel "Don Quixote de la Mancha" (1605; English translation by 1620). His name literally means "thigh," also "a cuisse" (a piece of armor for the thigh), in Modern Spanish quijote, from Latin coxa "hip." Related: Quixotical; quixotically.
雙語例句
1. He has always lived his life by a hopelessly quixotic code of honour.
他生活中一直遵循一種完全不切實(shí)際的堂吉訶德式的道德準(zhǔn)則。
來自辭典例句
2. These may seem quixotic or paradoxical choices, but bear with me.
這些似乎是不切實(shí)際或自相矛盾的選擇, 但請(qǐng)先容我講完.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
3. Not long ago , selling American cars in Japan was downright quixotic.
前不久, 要在日本出售美國(guó)汽車還是一件絕對(duì)辦不到的事情.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
4. At worst his scruples must have been quixotic, not malicious ( Louis Auchincloss )