deluded(形容词):被欺骗而产生错误信念的;对现实抱有不切实际看法的(常含“自我欺骗、看不清事实”的意味)。也可指“受迷惑的”。
/dɪˈluːdɪd/
He was deluded into thinking the lottery would solve all his problems.
他被蒙骗得以为买彩票就能解决他所有的问题。
Deluded by ambition and flattery, she ignored the clear evidence that the plan was failing.
被野心与奉承迷惑的她,无视计划正在失败的明显证据。
来自拉丁语 deludere,意为“欺骗、戏弄”(de- 表示“偏离、离开”,ludere 表示“玩耍、戏弄”)。因此 deluded 带有“被耍弄而偏离真相、看错现实”的语感。