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堂吉坷德是17世纪伟大的西班牙作家塞万提斯的代表作《堂吉诃德》中的人物。他是一个迷恋骑士小说的小乡绅。在骑士已经绝迹100多年后的年代，把自己幻想为中世纪的一名骑士，雇佣了附近一名农民做随从，披甲持盾，肩扛一柄生锈长枪，骑着一匹瘦弱的老马，出门行侠仗义，做出种种与时代相悖，令人匪夷所思的事情，如把风车当成巨人，要与它决斗；把一群罪犯当成受压迫的绅士，杀散了衙役解救了他们，结果反而被他们一顿暴揍。因此，在英语中，人们就用堂吉诃德的名字来表示与脱离现实的幻想家，从他的名字Quixote（吉诃德）中衍生出形容词quixotic，表示不切实际的。
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Use quixotic for someone or something that is romantic and unrealistic, or possessed by almost impossible hopes. Your quixotic task is easy to understand, if difficult to achieve: establish world peace.
What a wonderful word quixotic is! While it is most often used to mean equally impractical and idealistic, it also has the sense of romantic nobility. Its source is from the great Spanish novel “Don Quixote,” whose title character is given to unrealistic schemes and great chivalry. In the middle of a recession and high unemployment, it would be quixotic to imagine that you could quit your job and find another easily.