fantasist

fantasist — noun

1. a person who regularly imagines events or situations that are not real, often fi

1.名詞C1
釋義

a person who regularly imagines events or situations that are not real, often finding it difficult to tell the difference between imagination and actual life

例句

Nadia told such wild stories that her friends called her a harmless fantasist.

collocation: call someone a fantasist

The novel's hero is a fantasist who builds an imaginary world to escape her unhappy home.

pattern: a fantasist who [verb phrase]

同義詞
  • dreamer

    more neutral and common; suggests vague hopes or aspirations rather than elaborate invented scenarios

  • daydreamer

    milder; implies occasional drifting of attention, not a habitual disconnection from reality

  • visionary

    positive; describes someone with original ideas about the future, not someone detached from reality

  • fabulist

    more formal and literary; often implies deliberate invention or deception through storytelling

反義詞
  • realist

    someone who sees and accepts things as they really are

  • pragmatist

    someone guided by practical considerations rather than imagination

用法筆記

Often implies a disconnection from reality outside of creative contexts. In literary criticism the term can be neutral, describing authors skilled at inventing elaborate fictional worlds.

常見錯誤

❌My younger brother is a fantasist who dreams of becoming a firefighter.
✅My younger brother is a dreamer who dreams of becoming a firefighter.
💡'fantasist' suggests someone who creates detailed unreal scenarios, not someone with ordinary ambitions.
❌She is a fantasy who cannot stop telling lies.
✅She is a fantasist who cannot stop telling lies.
💡'fantasy' is the imaginary content itself; 'fantasist' is the person who produces it.