词汇 | chimera |
释义 | chimera noun [ C ] uk/kaɪˈmɪə.rə/ us/kaɪˈmer.ə, kaɪˈmɪr.ə/ (MIXTURE) biology specialized嵌合体 an organism that contains cells or tissues from two or more different species or from two or more genetically different living things The clinic has created human-pig chimeras by adding human stem cells to pig fetuses. Related word: chimerism
(UNLIKELY HOPE) formal or literary幻想;妄想,空想 a hope or dream that is very unlikely ever to come true Is the ideal of banishing hunger throughout the world just a chimera? 在全世界消除饥饿的理想是否只是痴心妄想? Why do people chase the chimera of fame? Synonyms: a figment of someone's imaginationillusionmirage
Related word: chimerical |
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