chimera
/kaɪˈmɪərə/(亦作chimaera)
noun
1
- (in Greek mythology) a fire-breathing female monster with a lion's head, a goat's body, and a serpent's tail（希腊神话）客迈拉（狮首、羊身、蛇尾的吐火女妖）。
1.1
- any mythical animal with parts taken from various animals（神话中身体各部来自不同动物的）怪物。
2
- a thing which is hoped or wished for but in fact is illusory or impossible to achieve幻想; 妄想：
the economic sovereignty you claim to defend is a chimera.
你声称要维护的经济主权仅仅是一种妄想。
3
- Biology an organism containing a mixture of genetically different tissues, formed by processes such as fusion of early embryos, grafting, or mutation【生】嵌合体; 嫁接杂种：
the sheeplike goat chimera.
似绵羊的杂交山羊。
3.1
- a DNA molecule with sequences derived from two or more different organisms, formed by laboratory manipulation脱氧核糖核酸嵌合体, 嵌合DNA。
4
- a cartilaginous marine fish with a long tail, an erect spine before the first dorsal fin, and typically a forward projection from the snout银鲛。
4.1
- Subclass Hoplocephali: three families, in particular Chimaeridae.全头亚纲：3科, 尤指银鲛科。参见RABBIT FISH, RATTISH.
派生词
chimeric
/-ˈmerɪk/ adjectivechimerical
adjectivechimerically
adverb词源
late Middle English: via Latin from Greek khimaira 'she-goat or chimera'.