单词 | micawberism |
释义 | Micawberismn. Irresponsible or unfounded optimism (often as a habitual attitude). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > hope > optimism > [noun] > unrealistic Micawberism1880 Panglossism1949 1880 J. Hollingshead Plain Eng. 2 Undeceived by the Micawberism of one class, or the dazzling brilliancy of the other. 1930 Jrnl. Higher Educ. 1 185 Ill health, poverty, domestic conditions, wanderlust, chronic weariness, micawberism—for these the university can do little. 1971 Guardian 16 July 10/2 Mr Wilson's social contract..will..look remarkably like the 1964 or 1966 vintage, with a dash of Micawberism added. 1998 Independent on Sunday 15 Mar. i. 19/3 For decades, the nuclear industry..had a simple answer to these questions: Micawberism. Something, they believed, would turn up. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1880 |
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