Shall we acquire the means of effectual resistance by lying supinely on our backs and hugging the delusive phantom of hope, until our enemies shall have bound us hand and foot? 我们高枕而卧、安侥幸,等到敌人使我们束手就擒时,我们就能找到有效的御敌办法?
delusive
[ adj ] inappropriate to reality or facts <adj.all> delusive faith in a wonder drugdelusive expectations false hopes
Delusive \De*lu"sive\, a. [See {Delude}.] Apt or fitted to delude; tending to mislead the mind; deceptive; beguiling; delusory; as, delusive arts; a delusive dream.
Delusive and unsubstantial ideas. --Whewell. -- {De*lu"sive*ly}, adv. -- {De*lu"sive*ness}, n.