Word · Frequency #11141
unreal
不真实的；虚构的；假的；幻想的
not real or true; existing only in the imagination or as an idea
- 1.
Not real or substantial; having no actual presence in reality; lacking the characteristics of reality.
不真实的；没有实际存在的；缺乏现实特征的
- 2.
lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria
缺乏现实性或真实性；不符合公认的事实或标准
- 3.
not actually such; being or seeming fanciful or imaginary
不真实的；似乎是幻想的或虚构的
- 4.
contrived by art rather than nature
人为的而非自然的
不真实的；没有实际存在的；缺乏现实特征的；缺乏现实性或真实性；不符合公认的事实或标准；不真实的；似乎是幻想的或虚构的；人为的而非自然的；假的
In use
The whole scene looked unreal, like something from a dream.
After the accident, he had an unreal feeling that time had stopped.
Her description of the event was so unreal that nobody believed it.
ghosts and other unreal entities
unreal propaganda serving as news
this conversation is getting more and more unreal
the fantastically unreal world of government bureaucracy
the unreal world of advertising art
be unreal
Connections
Collocations
- unreal world
- 虚幻的世界
- In his dreams, he explored an unreal world full of strange creatures.在梦中，他探索了一个充满奇异生物的不真实世界。
- unreal feeling
- 不真实感
- After the accident, she had an unreal feeling that she was watching herself from outside.事故发生后，她有一种不真实感，仿佛在从外面看着自己。
- seem unreal
- 显得不真实
- The whole event seemed unreal, like a scene from a movie.整个事件显得不真实，就像电影中的一幕。
- unreal quality
- 虚幻的特质
- The painting has an unreal quality that makes the landscape look like a dream.这幅画有一种虚幻的特质，使风景看起来像梦境。
- unreal atmosphere
- 不真实的氛围
- The stage lighting created an unreal atmosphere in the empty theater.舞台灯光在空荡荡的剧院里营造出一种不真实的氛围。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
un-（不）+ real（真实），记住“不真实”。想象游戏画面太美，玩家感叹“This is unreal!”，意为“太虚幻/难以置信”。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：describing dreams, imagination, or imaginary scenes、describing artificial or non-natural things unreal 表示“不真实的、虚幻的”时，为中性常用词，多用于描述梦境、想象、虚构或非自然的事物；在日常描述和书面表达中都可以使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都含有与 unreal 相似的拼写或读音。real 和 reel 可以与 unreal 最后的音节 /ril/ 押韵；ideal、cereal、material 虽然也带有 /iəl/ 或 /riəl/ 的音，但重音位置不同，并不完全押韵。aerial 只是拼写相近，发音为 /ˈeriəl/，注意区分。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.