The plan to catalog every insect in the valley seemed quixotic, yet the team finished two thirds of it.
为山谷中每一种昆虫编目的计划看似不切实际，团队却完成了其中三分之二。
Which choice best defines “quixotic”?
D — Impractically idealistic.. “quixotic” means Impractically idealistic..
Which word means “Impractically idealistic.”?
A — quixotic. “quixotic” means Impractically idealistic..
quixotic — Impractically idealistic.. In Chinese: 不切实际的；空想的.
quixotic is pronounced //kwɪkˈsɒtɪk//.
The plan to catalog every insect in the valley seemed quixotic, yet the team finished two thirds of it. (为山谷中每一种昆虫编目的计划看似不切实际，团队却完成了其中三分之二。)
idealistic, impractical, visionary — all close in meaning to quixotic (Impractically idealistic.).
pragmatic, realistic — each the opposite of quixotic (Impractically idealistic.).
Yes. quixotic is on the SAT Prep Difficult list — the higher-register words that decide the hard questions. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
出自 Don Quixote → 堂吉诃德式空想。