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quixotic    音标拼音: [kwɪks'ɑtɪk]
a. 吉诃德式的;狂想家的

吉诃德式的;狂想家的

quixotic
adj 1: not sensible about practical matters; idealistic and
unrealistic; "as quixotic as a restoration of medieval
knighthood"; "a romantic disregard for money"; "a wild-
eyed dream of a world state" [synonym: {quixotic},
{romantic}, {wild-eyed}]

Quixotic \Quix*ot"ic\ (kw[i^]ks*[o^]t"[i^]k), a.
1. Like Don Quixote; romantic to extravagance; prone to
pursue unrealizable goals; absurdly chivalric; apt to be
deluded. See also {quixotism}. "Feats of quixotic
gallantry." --Prescott.
[1913 Webster]

2. Like the deeds of Don Quixote; ridiculously impractical;
unachievable; extravagantly romantic; doomed to failure;
as, a quixotic quest.
[PJC]

The word "quixotic" . . . has entered the common
language, with the meaning "hopelessly naive and
idealistic," "ridiculously impractical," "doomed to
fail." That this epithet can be used now in an
exclusively pejorative sense not only shows that we
have ceased to read Cervantes and to understand his
character, but more fundamentally it reveals that
our culture has drifted away from its spiritual
roots. --Simon Leys
(N. Y. Review
of Books, June
11, 1998, p.
35)
[PJC]


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  • QUIXOTIC Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
    The meaning of QUIXOTIC is foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals; especially : marked by rash lofty romantic ideas or extravagantly chivalrous action doomed to fail
  • QUIXOTIC Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
    Quixotic definition: (of a goal, action, or impulse) characterized by impractical idealism or by extravagant chivalry and romantic imagination See examples of QUIXOTIC used in a sentence
  • Quixotism - Wikipedia
    Quixotism is usually related to "over-idealism", meaning an idealism that doesn't take consequence or absurdity into account It is also related to naïve romanticism and to utopianism Quixotism as a term or a quality appeared after the publication of Don Quixote in 1605
  • QUIXOTIC | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
    QUIXOTIC definition: 1 having or showing ideas that are different and unusual but not practical or likely to succeed… Learn more
  • quixotic adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage . . .
    Definition of quixotic adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
  • quixotic - definition and meaning - Wordnik
    quixotic: Caught up in the romance of noble deeds and the pursuit of unreachable goals; idealistic without regard to practicality
  • Quixotic - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com
    Use quixotic for someone or something that is romantic and unrealistic, or possessed by almost impossible hopes Your quixotic task is easy to understand, if difficult to achieve: establish world peace
  • quixotic - WordReference. com Dictionary of English
    quixotic kwɪkˈsɒtɪk adj preoccupied with an unrealistically optimistic or chivalrous approach to life; impractically idealistic Etymology: 18th Century: after Don Quixote quixˈotically adv 'quixotic' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations): half-quixotic - knight errantry - knight-errantry - quixotism
  • Quixotic Definition Meaning | Britannica Dictionary
    Britannica Dictionary definition of QUIXOTIC [more quixotic; most quixotic] formal : hopeful or romantic in a way that is not practical a quixotic solution pursuit
  • American Heritage Dictionary Entry: quixotic
    1 Caught up in the romance of noble deeds and the pursuit of unreachable goals; idealistic without regard to practicality 2 Capricious; impulsive: "At worst his scruples must have been quixotic, not malicious" (Louis Auchincloss)





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