单词 | panglossism |
释义 | Panglossismn. Naive optimism, Panglossianism. Also: an unrealistically optimistic attitude or saying. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > hope > optimism > [noun] > unrealistic Micawberism1880 Panglossism1949 1949 L. Morris Not so Long Ago i. iv. 157 These copiously illustrated, lushly written productions were ruled by the creed of Panglossism and dedicated to the maintenance of a myth. 1959 Encounter Nov. 66/2 He includes..some of his pet Panglossisms, such as that learning is happiness. 1988 Times Lit. Suppl. 16 Dec. 1401/4 There is a certain critical Panglossism about such arguments..which cries out to be challenged by those radical post-modern critics who glory in disruption and disorder. 1999 Irish Times (Nexis) 9 Oct. 68 In maturity he [sc. Karl Marx] was to reject what he saw as the Panglossism of the older Hegel's views on society and the state. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1949 |
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