n. 偶像, 崇拜物, 宠儿, 幻象, 谬论

Idol \I"dol\, n. [OE. idole, F. idole, L. idolum, fr. Gr. ?, fr.
? that which is seen, the form, shape, figure, fr. ? to see.
See {Wit}, and cf. {Eidolon}.]
1. An image or representation of anything. [Obs.]

Do her adore with sacred reverence,
As th' idol of her maker's great magnificence.
--Spenser.

2. An image of a divinity; a representation or symbol of a
deity or any other being or thing, made or used as an
object of worship; a similitude of a false god.

That they should not worship devils, and idols of
gold. --Rev. ix. 20.

3. That on which the affections are strongly (often
excessively) set; an object of passionate devotion; a
person or thing greatly loved or adored.

The soldier's god and people's idol. --Denham.

4. A false notion or conception; a fallacy. --Bacon.

The idols of preconceived opinion. --Coleridge.