詞彙精選：imagination的用法和辨析

一、詳細釋義：

n.

想像力 [U,C]

例句：

A sketch can stimulate one's own imagination.

圖形能促進一個人的想象力。

例句：

They were the pioneers of the American West.

他們是美國西部的開拓者。

空想，想象 [C]

例句：

His imagination outruns the facts.

他的想像脫離事實。

例句：

In my imagination, I thought I heard her calling me.

我在想像中彷佛聽到她在呼喚我。

想像出來的東西，幻想物 [U]

例句：

Of course nobody was trying to kill him. It was all imagination.

當然沒有人試圖殺害他，那全是幻覺。

二、詞義辨析：

imagination,fancy,fantasy

這些名詞均含有“想象，幻想”之意。imagination含義廣，一般不含貶義。可指認真、帶有啓發性的想象，也可指憑記憶的想象或憑空想象事物的能力。fancy指脫離實際的幻想或幻想力，常暗含所想象的東西近乎怪誕的意味。 fantasy指與現實完全脫節，荒誕離譜、稀奇古怪的想象。

三、參考例句：

His imagination outruns the facts.

他的想像脫離事實。

He combines creative imagination and true scholarship.

他既有創造性想象力，又有淵博的學識。

This is not imagination but reality.

這不是想象，是事實。

Imagination is sometimes more vivid than reality.

想像有時比實際經歷生動得多。

Annie is a girl full of imagination.

Annie是一個充滿想像力的女孩。

The story shows plenty of imagination.

這個故事表現出豐富的想象力｡

The boy's fecundity of imagination amazed his teacher.

這個男孩豐富的想像力使老師感到訝異。

Strategy is a combination between imagination and rationalization.

策略是想象與理性的結合。

These paintings can exalt the imagination of children.

這些繪畫能夠提升孩子們的想象力。

Einstein said, imagination is more important than knowledge.

愛因斯坦說，想象力比知識更重要。