chimera

1. N-COUNT A chimera is an unrealistic idea that you have about something or a hope that you have that is unlikely to be fulfilled. 幻想[正式]

Religious unity remained as much a chimera as ever. 宗教統(tǒng)一仍舊是一通幻想。

2. N-COUNT In Greek mythology, a chimera is a creature with the head of a lion, the body of a goat, and the tail of a snake. (希臘神話中)長有獅頭、羊身以及蛇尾的怪獸