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fata morgana

/ˈfɑːtə mɔːrˈɡɑːnə/

翻译: 一种复杂海市蜃楼,常表现为远处物体的扭曲影像,由空气温度梯度引起;也用作比喻,指虚幻的假象或看似真实却并不存在的事物。

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/ˈfɑːtə mɔːrˈɡɑːnə/C1formalscientific
  • zh一种复杂海市蜃楼,常表现为远处物体的扭曲影像,由空气温度梯度引起;也用作比喻,指虚幻的假象或看似真实却并不存在的事物。

A complex mirage, often seen as distorted images of distant objects, caused by temperature gradients in the air; also used metaphorically to describe an illusion or something that appears real but is not.

  1. Complex mirageC1formal

    A complex and rapidly changing optical illusion caused by the refraction of light through layers of air at different temperatures, often seen over water or deserts.

    zh复杂海市蜃楼

    • The sailors saw a fata morgana of a floating city on the horizon.
    • In the desert, a fata morgana can make distant objects appear as towering castles.
    • The phenomenon of fata morgana is often mistaken for a real landscape.
  2. Illusion or deceptionC2formal

    Something that appears real but is actually an illusion or a deceptive hope.

    zh幻象或欺骗

    • His dream of quick wealth turned out to be a fata morgana.
    • The promise of an easy life was just a fata morgana.
    • She realized that her perfect job was a fata morgana.