來自17 世紀西班牙小說家塞萬提斯的騎士諷刺小說《Don Quixote de la Mancha》主角Don Quixote.后成為不切實際想法的代名詞。
英文詞源
quixotic
quixotic: [18] Quixotic commemorates Don Quixote, the hero of Cervantes’s novel of the same name (published in two parts in 1605 and 1615). He was a slightly dotty Spanish gentleman whose head became turned by tales of chivalric derring-do, which he sought to emulate in real life. His most famous exploit was to charge with his lance at windmills, under the mistaken impression that they were giants.
quixotic (adj.)
"extravagantly chivalrous," 1791, from Don Quixote, romantic, impractical hero of Cervantes' satirical novel "Don Quixote de la Mancha" (1605; English translation by 1620). His name literally means "thigh," also "a cuisse" (a piece of armor for the thigh), in Modern Spanish quijote, from Latin coxa "hip." Related: Quixotical; quixotically.
雙語例句
1. He has always lived his life by a hopelessly quixotic code of honour.
他生活中一直遵循一種完全不切實際的堂吉訶德式的道德準則。
來自辭典例句
2. These may seem quixotic or paradoxical choices, but bear with me.
這些似乎是不切實際或自相矛盾的選擇, 但請先容我講完.
來自互聯網
3. Not long ago , selling American cars in Japan was downright quixotic.
前不久, 要在日本出售美國汽車還是一件絕對辦不到的事情.
來自互聯網
4. At worst his scruples must have been quixotic, not malicious ( Louis Auchincloss )
從最壞的角度來說,他的疑慮肯定是出于一時沖動, 而不含惡意 ( 路易斯奧金克洛斯 )
來自互聯網
5. Give me a Don Quixotic Spear so that I fight with the wind wheel.