quixotic
adj.
"extravagantly chivalrous," 1791, from Don Quixote, romantic, impractical hero of Cervantes' satirical novel "Don Quixote de la Mancha" (1605; English translation by 1620). His name literally means "thigh," also "a cuisse" (a piece of armor for the thigh), in Modern Spanish quijote, from Latin coxa "hip." Related: Quixotical; quixotically.
〔李〕[quixot( ←Don Quixot)n. 堂吉诃德;-ic →] a. like Don Quixot;romantic;very impractical堂吉诃德式的;富于浪漫幻想的;不切实际的