quixotic

• adj. 唐吉诃德式的；狂想家的；愚侠的

来自17 世纪西班牙小说家塞万提斯的骑士讽刺小说《Don Quixote de la Mancha》主角Don Quixote.后成为不切实际想法的代名词。

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.

1. He has always lived his life by a hopelessly quixotic code of honour.

他生活中一直遵循一种完全不切实际的堂吉诃德式的道德准则。

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2. These may seem quixotic or paradoxical choices, but bear with me.

这些似乎是不切实际或自相矛盾的选择, 但请先容我讲完.

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3. Not long ago , selling American cars in Japan was downright quixotic.

前不久, 要在日本出售美国汽车还是一件绝对办不到的事情.

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4. At worst his scruples must have been quixotic, not malicious ( Louis Auchincloss )

从最坏的角度来说,他的疑虑肯定是出于一时冲动, 而不含恶意 ( 路易斯奥金克洛斯 )

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5. Give me a Don Quixotic Spear so that I fight with the wind wheel.

请给我一柄堂吉诃德那样的长矛,我要与风车开战!

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