romanticize
romanticize — verb
- romanticizepresent simple I / you / we / they
- romanticizeshe / she / it
- romanticizedpast simple
- romanticizing-ing form
1. to think of or describe past events, places, or situations as being much better,
to think of or describe past events, places, or situations as being much better, more exciting, or more attractive than they actually were — for example, remembering a childhood home as perfect, or describing a difficult trip as a grand adventure.
Many older people romanticize their school days, forgetting the stress of exams and homework.
romanticize + object (school days / the past)
Salma's travel blog romanticized life on a Greek island, but residents there worked hard for supplies.
contrast between idealized view and reality
Historians often warn against romanticizing past eras, since every period had problems of its own.
Emily returned to her old neighborhood and realized she had romanticized her childhood memories.
Kwame refuses to romanticize his army service; he describes the boredom and loneliness honestly.
- debunk
to expose the truth behind an idealized belief
文法句型
romanticize + noun phrase (the past, childhood, history)
stop + romanticizing (intransitive, often in warnings)
用法筆記
Object is typically a time period, place, relationship, or experience from the past. The verb often appears in critical or cautionary contexts that contrast a rosy view with reality.