im·ag·i·nar·y
adjective/ɪˈmædʒɪnəri/
/ɪˈmædʒɪneri/
- existing only in your mind or imagination
想象中的；幻想的；虚构的 - The equator is an imaginary line around the middle of the earth.
赤道是一条环绕地球中部的假想线。 - I had an imaginary friend when I was a child.
我小时候有一个想象中的朋友。 - As children they invented the imaginary world of Gondal.
当他们还是孩子的时候，他们发明了贡达尔的想象世界。 - We must listen to their problems, real or imaginary.
我们必须倾听他们的问题，不管是真实的还是想象的。
Extra Examples- a largely imaginary threat
基本为假想的威胁 - The story is wholly imaginary.
这个故事完全是虚构的。 - Children experience a lot of imaginary fears at this age.
儿童在这个年纪会体验很多想象中的恐惧。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
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Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin imaginarius, from imago, imagin- ‘image’. - The equator is an imaginary line around the middle of the earth.