Idealization is the act of imagining or showing a person, a place, or a time as more perfect than they really are — or the polished picture you end up with.

Idealization is the act of imagining or showing a person, a place, or a time as more perfect than they really areIdealization是把一個人、一個地方或一段時光想像或呈現得比實際上更完美的這個動作 or the polished picture you end up with也可以指最後得到的那幅美化過的畫面

A child may keep an idealization of a grandparent: only the stories and the sweets, not the sharp words. People also talk about the idealization of “the old days,” when the past is made kinder and simpler than it was.

A child may keep an idealization of a grandparent小孩可能對祖父母有一種idealization only the stories and the sweets只記得故事和糖果 not the sharp words不記得那些難聽的話 People also talk about the idealization of "the old days,"大家也會說對「以前的日子」的idealization when the past is made kinder and simpler than it was把過去講得比實際上更美好、更單純

In art the word can be quieter, not a complaint: you leave out the messy bits so the idea shows clearly. In everyday talk, though, it usually means you have gone too far toward the pretty picture.

In art the word can be quieter, not a complaint在藝術裡這個字可以是比較中性的，不是抱怨 you leave out the messy bits so the idea shows clearly你把雜亂的部分省略掉，好讓概念清楚呈現 In everyday talk, though不過在日常對話裡 it usually means you have gone too far toward the pretty picture通常是指你把畫面美化過頭了

The word feels a little formal; at the table someone is more likely to say “you’re making them sound perfect.”

The word feels a little formal這個字感覺有點正式 at the table someone is more likely to say "you're making them sound perfect."餐桌上大家比較可能會說「你把他們講得太完美了」