To idealize someone or something is to imagine them, or show them, as perfect — or better than they really are. You keep the good parts and quietly drop the rest.

To idealize someone or something把某人或某事理想化, is to imagine them, or show them, as perfect就是把他們想像成、或表現成完美的樣子, or better than they really are或是比實際上更好。You keep the good parts你只留下好的部分, and quietly drop the rest悄悄把其餘的丟掉。

People idealize a teacher, a first love, a country, “the old days.” Later the real person or place can feel like a let-down, because you were never looking at the whole thing.

People idealize a teacher, a first love, a country, “the old days.”人們會把老師、初戀、國家、「過去的美好時光」理想化。Later the real person or place can feel like a let-down後來真實的那個人或地方可能讓人覺得失望, because you were never looking at the whole thing因為你從來沒看到全貌。

Writers and painters also idealize on purpose: they show a face or a place a little better than life, so the idea comes through.

Writers and painters also idealize on purpose作家和畫家也會刻意把東西理想化：they show a face or a place a little better than life他們會把一張臉或一個地方畫得比實際更好一點, so the idea comes through好讓那個理念傳達出來。

The word is a little more formal than “make them sound perfect,” but you will meet it in reading.

The word is a little more formal than “make them sound perfect,”這個詞比「讓他們聽起來很完美」正式一點, but you will meet it in reading但你在閱讀時會遇到它。

Though actually, having ideals is not the same job. Ideals are the values you aim for; to idealize is to paint a person as if they already match the perfect picture.

Though actually不過, having ideals is not the same job擁有理想跟這個不是同一回事。Ideals are the values you aim for理想是你所追求的價值；to idealize is to paint a person而理想化則是把一個人描繪成 as if they already match the perfect picture好像他們已經符合了那幅完美的畫面。

French has idéaliser, the same idea in another coat.

French has idéaliser法文有idéaliser這個字, the same idea in another coat同樣的概念換了件外衣。