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有时作可数名词，指某种疾病：
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Arthritis is a chronic disease．关节炎是一种慢性病。
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Measles, mumps and influenza are common diseases．麻疹、腮腺炎和流感是常见病。
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494 illusion—delusion
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illusion表示“幻觉”、“幻象”：
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A mirage is an illusion．海市蜃楼是一种幻象。
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The magician made us think he cut a woman in half, but it was an illusion．魔术师使我们认为他把一个女人切成了两半，但这只是一种幻觉。
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I fancy I can hear her voice, but that must be an illusion．我觉得我能听见她的声音，而这一定是一种幻觉。
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还可表示“幻想”和“不切实际的想法”：
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Perfect happiness is an illusion．完全的幸福只是一种幻想。
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She had many illusions about herself．她对自己有很多不切实际的想法。
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He is under the illusion that he is always right．他有一种错觉，认为自己总是对的。
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delusion的意思接近后者，即表示“幻想”、“错觉”：
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He is suffering under the dangerous delusion that his policies are actually working．他有一种危险的错觉，认为他的政策真在起作用。
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I was under the delusion that he intended to marry me．我幻想他会娶我。
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I was still under the naive delusion that everyone was good at heart．我还怀着天真的幻想，认为人人心地都是善良的。
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495 imaginary—imaginative
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这两个词都是从imagine派生出来的，但意思不同。
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imaginary表示“幻想出来的”：
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Ghosts are imaginary．鬼是幻想出来的。
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This story is not real; it is only imaginary．这个故事不是真实的，是虚构的。
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imaginative主要表示“富有想象力的”：
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The imaginative child made up fairy stories．这个富有想象力的孩子能编神话故事。
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“The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” is a highly imaginative poem．“古舟子咏”是一首非常富有想象力的诗。
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