It is my conviction, or my delusion, that crime brings its own fatality with it.
我深信做坏事总没好报应。
deceive oneself:be under a delusion
自欺;想错;误认
There's a slight delusion to clear.
有一个小误会需要澄清。
Tom was under the delusion that he was a VIP.
汤姆怀有错觉,认为自己是个要人。
🌱 联想助记
delude 的动词,假的感觉;illusion 是幻觉
📖 牛津释义
delusion
n
1 [U] deluding or being deluded 诳惑; 欺骗
His arguments sound convincing but they're based on delusion. 他的论据听起来似乎有理, 但根本上是欺骗性的.
2 [C] false opinion or belief, esp one that may be a symptom of madness 幻想, 妄想, 错觉(尤指可能因精神错乱所致)
be under a delusion/under the delusion that... 有...的错觉
suffer from delusions 患妄想症
Your hopes of promotion are a mere delusion. 你提升的希望只不过是一种幻想.
3 (idm 习语) delusions of `grandeur false belief in one's own importance 妄自尊大
She wants to travel first-class
she must have delusions of grandeur. 她想坐头等舱旅行, 她一定自以为很了不起.