romanticize

IPA/rəʊˈmæntɪsaɪz/
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romanticize — 動詞

  • 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,

1.動詞及物 / 不及物B2
釋義

浪漫化；美化

把事物描述或想像得比實際更美好

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.

例句

Many older people romanticize their school days, forgetting the stress of exams and homework.

許多年長者會浪漫化學生的時光，忘記考試的壓力和作業的負擔。

romanticize + object (school days / the past)

Salma's travel blog romanticized life on a Greek island, but residents there worked hard for supplies.

Salma 的旅遊部落格美化了希臘小島的生活，但當地居民得辛苦工作才能獲得基本物資。

contrast between idealized view and reality

常見搭配
  • romanticize the past
  • romanticize history
  • romanticize childhood
  • romanticize poverty
  • romanticize war
同義詞
  • idealize

    broader term; can apply to any perfection of a person or thing, not just the past

  • glamorize

    more superficial, about making something seem exciting or fashionable rather than deeply better

  • glorify

    stronger; suggests praising something as worthy of honour, often with moral weight

反義詞
  • 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.

常見錯誤

She romanticizes about her childhood.
She romanticizes her childhood.
'romanticize' is normally transitive and does not take the preposition 'about'.
The director romanticized the war by adding love scenes.
The director romanticized the war, making it seem noble and exciting.
'romanticize' means to present something as better than it really was, not just to add romantic story elements.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • romanticize the past
  • romanticize childhood
  • romanticize history
  • romanticize poverty
  • romanticize war
  • romanticize a relationship

副詞搭配

  • romanticize completely
  • romanticize naively
  • often romanticized

常用片語

  • tend to romanticize
  • refuse to romanticize
  • warn against romanticizing
  • accused of romanticizing

介系詞搭配

  • romanticize about (less common, informal)