no-hopeadj.

Brit.

/ˈnəʊhəʊp/, U.S.

/ˈnoʊˈhoʊp/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: no adj., hope n.¹

Etymology: < no adj. + hope n.¹ Compare earlier no-hoper n.

That is without hope; unpromising, down and out.

ΚΠ

1961 P. White Riders in Chariot viii. 233 For Chrisake! Who am I to know what is up to every no-hope Jew that comes to the country?

1988 M. Dibdin Ratking v. 111 The Carabinieri patrolman had the raw look of a recruit freshly dug up from one of the no-hope regions of the deep South.

2000 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 25 May 35 The miserable, no-hope brother and sister Arun and Uma.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	no-hope
释义	no-hopeadj. Brit. /ˈnəʊhəʊp/, U.S. /ˈnoʊˈhoʊp/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: no adj., hope n.¹ Etymology: < no adj. + hope n.¹ Compare earlier no-hoper n. That is without hope; unpromising, down and out. ΚΠ 1961 P. White Riders in Chariot viii. 233 For Chrisake! Who am I to know what is up to every no-hope Jew that comes to the country? 1988 M. Dibdin Ratking v. 111 The Carabinieri patrolman had the raw look of a recruit freshly dug up from one of the no-hope regions of the deep South. 2000 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 25 May 35 The miserable, no-hope brother and sister Arun and Uma. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1961
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