romanticize
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,
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.
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
Historians often warn against romanticizing past eras, since every period had problems of its own.
歷史學家常提醒不要浪漫化過去的時代，因為每個時期都有其自身的嚴重問題。
Emily returned to her old neighborhood and realized she had romanticized her childhood memories.
Emily 回到以前的社區後，發現自己美化了對童年時光的回憶。
Kwame refuses to romanticize his army service; he describes the boredom and loneliness honestly.
Kwame 拒絕美化他的軍旅生活；他如實描述了其中的無聊與孤獨。
- 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.