pipe dream

參見：pipedream

英語

詞源

源自抽鴉片煙時出現的幻覺。

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名詞

pipe dream (複數 pipe dreams)

1. (俗語) 不切實際的妄想

   I think that his plan to become a professional athlete is a pipe dream and that he should stay in school.

   我覺得他要成為專業田徑選手的目標就是做夢，他應該待在學校里。

   • 1962 December, 「Dr. Beeching previews the plan for British Railways」, 出自 Modern Railways，第 376 頁:

     Only a year ago it would have needed a "super-Micawber" to be optimistic that the railways would once again pay their way. But it was no longer a pipe dream that B.R. could make a profit, the way to do it was now clear.

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   近義詞：castle in the air、pie in the sky

參考資料

• 「pipe dream」，Lexico，Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press，2019–present年.