chimeras
n. (由幾種動物的各部分構成的)假想的怪獸( chimera的名詞複數 ); 不可能實現的想法; 幻想; 妄想
A chimera is an unrealistic idea that you have about something or a hope that you have that is unlikely to be fulfilled.
Religious unity remained as much a chimera as ever.
宗教統一仍然和從前一樣,不過是個妄想。
In Greek mythology, a chimera is a creature with the head of a lion, the body of a goat, and the tail of a snake.
He was more interested in states of mind than in " puerile superstitions, Gothic castles, and chimeras. "
他樂於描寫心情, 而不願意描寫 “ 無聊的迷信, 尖拱式的堡壘和妖魔鬼怪. ”