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fanciful + noun
fanciful 作定语，修饰名词，表示故事、想法等是奇异的或不真实的。
She often tells fanciful stories about her travels.
她经常讲一些关于自己旅行的稀奇古怪的故事。
幻想的；异想天开的
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幻想的；异想天开的
Imaginative or fantastic; based on imagination rather than reality.
She often tells fanciful stories about her travels.
她经常讲一些关于自己旅行的稀奇古怪的故事。
富于想象力的或奇异的；忽视现实的。
Imaginative or fantastic; ignoring reality.
不真实的或想象的。
Unreal or imagined.
She told a fanciful story about meeting a dragon in the forest.
她讲了一个关于在森林里遇到龙的异想天开的故事。
His fanciful plan to build a castle out of ice was dismissed as unrealistic.
他那个用冰建造城堡的荒诞计划被认为是不可行的。
The artist's fanciful paintings feature unusual colors and imaginary creatures.
这位艺术家的奇特画作以不同寻常的色彩和想象中的生物为特色。
fanciful 作定语，修饰名词，表示故事、想法等是奇异的或不真实的。
She often tells fanciful stories about her travels.
她经常讲一些关于自己旅行的稀奇古怪的故事。
fanciful 作表语，描述主语的特征。
His explanation is too fanciful to be believed.
他的解释太不切实际，难以相信。
形式主语结构，表示做某事是不切实际的。
It is fanciful to assume that everyone will agree.
假设每个人都会同意是异想天开。
Not this
I fanciful a trip to space.
Use this
I fancy a trip to space.
英语中 'fanciful' 是形容词，不能用作动词。表示“想要”或“幻想”时，应用动词 'fancy'。
Not this
The movie was fanciful — I really enjoyed it.
Use this
The movie was fantastic — I really enjoyed it.
'fanciful' 意为“富于幻想的”或“不真实的”，而 'fantastic' 意为“极好的”。此处表达欣赏之意，应使用 'fantastic'。
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异想天开的想法
Dismissing the plan as a fanciful idea, she proposed a more practical approach.
她认为该计划是异想天开的想法，于是提出了一个更实际的办法。
虚构的故事
The book is a fanciful story about a boy who can talk to animals.
这本书讲的是一个男孩能与动物交谈的虚构故事。
不切实际的解释
The judge found the witness's fanciful explanation hard to believe.
法官认为证人的解释荒诞不经，令人难以置信。
别出心裁的设计
Her fanciful designs for the costumes made the play a visual delight.
她别出心裁的服装设计使这出戏赏心悦目。
不实的说法
The advertisement makes fanciful claims about the health benefits of the drink.
这则广告对该饮料的健康功效作出了不实的宣称。
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把 fanciful 拆成 fancy（幻想）+ ful，像装满了奇思妙想：异想天开的。
语域：mixed 常见场景：literary criticism、formal essays、casual remarks about unrealistic plans fanciful 比较常见于较正式或书面语境，可形容故事、想法等“富于想象的”或“不切实际的、凭空想象的”。日常口语中也会使用，但听起来比 imaginary 或 unrealistic 更正式一些。实际选用时需根据说话场合和语气判断。
No common English word rhymes exactly with fanciful. The words below share the -ful spelling and a similar suffix sound, but their stressed vowels differ, so they are not true rhymes. Beware of fancy (/ˈfænsi/), which begins like fanciful but sounds different.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.