imago

• Существительное с двумя различными значениями: в психоанализе — идеализированный, часто бессознательный образ значимого человека (обычно родителя), сформированный в детстве; в зоологии — окончательная, взрослая стадия насекомого после метаморфоза.

A noun with two distinct meanings: in psychoanalysis, it refers to an idealized, often unconscious image of a significant person (typically a parent) formed during childhood; in zoology, it denotes the final, adult stage of an insect after metamorphosis.

1. Idealized mental imageC1formal

   An idealized, often unconscious mental image of a significant person, especially a parent, formed during childhood and influencing adult relationships.

   Идеализированный мысленный образ

   • His therapist helped him understand how his parental imago shaped his romantic choices.
   • The concept of the imago is central to certain psychoanalytic theories.
   • She realized she was seeking a partner who matched her childhood imago of her father.

2. Adult insectC1formal

   The final, fully developed, and usually winged stage of an insect after it has undergone metamorphosis.

   Взрослое насекомое

   • The imago of a butterfly emerges from the chrysalis.
   • Entomologists study the imago stage to understand insect reproduction.
   • After molting several times, the nymph finally became an imago.

   Synonymsadult

   Antonymscaterpillarlarvanymphpupa