错觉

• 拼音: cuò jué
• 汉字拆解: 错 = 钅+ 昔 (wrong); 觉 = 见 + 冖 + ⺍ (perceive, feel)

含义

Illusion; false impression; misperception. A noun describing a mistaken belief or sensory perception.

Can refer to optical illusions, false impressions about people or situations, or psychological misperceptions. Common in discussions of perception, psychology, and relationships. The phrase 产生错觉 means 'to develop a false impression.'

例句

1. 这幅画利用透视技巧造成了空间错觉，看起来像是真的走廊。
2. 他对她的好让她产生了错觉，以为他喜欢她。
3. 长时间盯着屏幕会让眼睛产生错觉。

用法指南

语境: psychology, perception, relationships

语气: analytical

正确说法

• 这是视觉错觉。(This is an optical illusion.)
• 别给自己造成错觉。(Don't give yourself a false impression.)

错误说法

• 这是正确的错觉 (Contradictory — 错觉 is by definition incorrect perception)

起源与历史

Compound of 错 (wrong, mistaken) + 觉 (perception, feeling). Together meaning mistaken perception.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal