Alice in Wonderland

noun

/ˌælɪs ɪn ˈwʌndəlænd/

/ˌælɪs ɪn ˈwʌndərlænd/

[uncountable]

used to describe a situation that is very strange, in which things happen that do not make any sense and are the opposite of what you would expect（事情悖理且与想象的截然相反的）怪异局面
- The country's economic system is pure Alice in Wonderland.这个国家的经济制度实属匪夷所思。
see also Alice band
CultureAlice in Wonderland was published in 1865. Its full title is Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Alice, a young girl, dreams that she follows a white rabbit down its hole and has a series of adventures with imaginary creatures. Some of the characters, such as the Mad Hatter and the Cheshire Cat, are referred to in informal English expressions. There was a second book about Alice, Through the Looking-Glass.

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Al·ice-in-Won·der·land

adjective

/ˌælɪs ɪn ˈwʌndəlænd/

/ˌælɪs ɪn ˈwʌndərlænd/

[only before noun]

used to describe a situation that is very strange, in which things happen that do not make any sense and are the opposite of what you would expect（事情悖理且与想象的截然相反的）怪异局面
- I felt I was in an Alice-in-Wonderland world.我感觉就像置身于奇幻世界之中。
- In the Alice-in-Wonderland world of European agriculture, farmers are paid more to grow more even when nobody wants to buy what they produce.在欧洲农业的爱丽丝梦游仙境中，即使没有人愿意购买他们生产的产品，农民也能获得更高的收入来种植更多的产品。
More Like This Expressions from literary sources
Expressions from literary sources
- Alice in Wonderland
- Casanova
- Cassandra
- Don Juan
- Dorian Gray
- Falstaffian
- Frankenstein
- Jekyll and Hyde
- Lilliputian
- Lothario
- Orwellian
- Pandora’s box
- Peter Pan
- Pied Piper
- Pollyanna
- Rip Van Winkle
- Ruritanian
- Scrooge
- Shangri-La
- Sherlock
- Stepford Wife
- Svengali
- Tweedledum and Tweedledee
- Utopia
- Walter Mitty
Word OriginFrom the title of a children’s story by Lewis Carroll.

单词	alice-in-wonderland
释义	Alice in Wonderland noun /ˌælɪs ɪn ˈwʌndəlænd/ /ˌælɪs ɪn ˈwʌndərlænd/ [uncountable] used to describe a situation that is very strange, in which things happen that do not make any sense and are the opposite of what you would expect（事情悖理且与想象的截然相反的）怪异局面 The country's economic system is pure Alice in Wonderland.这个国家的经济制度实属匪夷所思。 see also Alice band CultureAlice in Wonderland was published in 1865. Its full title is Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Alice, a young girl, dreams that she follows a white rabbit down its hole and has a series of adventures with imaginary creatures. Some of the characters, such as the Mad Hatter and the Cheshire Cat, are referred to in informal English expressions. There was a second book about Alice, Through the Looking-Glass. More Like This Expressions from literary sourcesExpressions from literary sources Alice in Wonderland Casanova Cassandra Don Juan Dorian Gray Falstaffian Frankenstein Jekyll and Hyde Lilliputian Lothario Orwellian Pandora’s box Peter Pan Pied Piper Pollyanna Rip Van Winkle Ruritanian Scrooge Shangri-La Sherlock Stepford Wife Svengali Tweedledum and Tweedledee Utopia Walter Mitty Al·ice-in-Won·der·land adjective /ˌælɪs ɪn ˈwʌndəlænd/ /ˌælɪs ɪn ˈwʌndərlænd/ [only before noun] used to describe a situation that is very strange, in which things happen that do not make any sense and are the opposite of what you would expect（事情悖理且与想象的截然相反的）怪异局面 I felt I was in an Alice-in-Wonderland world.我感觉就像置身于奇幻世界之中。 In the Alice-in-Wonderland world of European agriculture, farmers are paid more to grow more even when nobody wants to buy what they produce.在欧洲农业的爱丽丝梦游仙境中，即使没有人愿意购买他们生产的产品，农民也能获得更高的收入来种植更多的产品。 More Like This Expressions from literary sourcesExpressions from literary sources Alice in Wonderland Casanova Cassandra Don Juan Dorian Gray Falstaffian Frankenstein Jekyll and Hyde Lilliputian Lothario Orwellian Pandora’s box Peter Pan Pied Piper Pollyanna Rip Van Winkle Ruritanian Scrooge Shangri-La Sherlock Stepford Wife Svengali Tweedledum and Tweedledee Utopia Walter Mitty Word OriginFrom the title of a children’s story by Lewis Carroll.
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