单词 | Pollyanna |
释义 | Polly·annaBrE /ˌpɒliˈænə/ NAmE /ˌpɑːliˈænə/ noun [usually sing. ]a person who is always cheerful and expects only good things to happen 盲目乐观的人;无忧无虑的人Expressions from literary sourcesAlice in Wonderland,Casanova,Cassandra,Don Juan,Dorian Gray,Falstaffian,Frankenstein,Jekyll and Hyde,Lilliputian,Lothario,Orwellian,Pandora’s box,Peter Pan,Pied Piper,Pollyanna,Rip Van Winkle,Ruritanian,Scrooge,Shangri-La,Sherlock,Stepford Wife,Svengali,Tweedledum and Tweedledee,Utopia,Walter MittyORIGINFrom the name of a character created by the US writer of children's stories , Eleanor Hodgman Porter .源自美国儿童文学作家埃莉诺 · 霍奇曼 · 波特所创作的人物波莉亚娜。 |
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