/ˌdɪs.ɪˈluː.ʒən/
使幻想破灭;使醒悟。指让某人认清现实,不再抱有不切实际的信念或理想化的看法。可作动词或名词使用。
The trip disillusioned her about the glamour of living abroad.
这次旅行让她对海外生活的光鲜幻想彻底破灭了。
After years of working in politics, he became deeply disillusioned with the system, realizing that the ideals he once championed were rarely reflected in practice.
在政坛工作多年后,他对这个体制深感幻灭,意识到自己曾经捍卫的理想在现实中很少得到体现。
该词由前缀 dis-(表示"去除、相反")与 illusion(幻想)组合而成。Illusion 源自拉丁语 illusio,意为"嘲弄、欺骗",由动词 illudere(戏弄)派生而来。Disillusion 字面意思就是"去除幻想",最早在19世纪初进入英语,用来描述从虚幻的信念中清醒过来的过程。