| 单词 | to hope against hope |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto hope against hope to hope against hope [after Romans 4:18] : to hope where there are no reasonable grounds for doing so; to hope very much. Hence hope-against-hope. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > hope > [verb (intransitive)] > without grounds to hope against hope1813 the mind > mental capacity > expectation > hope > [noun] > unfounded hope forlorn hopea1643 wish-thinking1930 wishful thinking1932 a wing and a prayer1943 straw-clutching1962 hope-against-hope1968 1813 J. Montgomery World before Flood 90 Hope against hope, and ask till ye receive. 1915 W. S. Maugham Of Human Bondage lxxviii. 403 He mentioned the place and time at which they were to meet, and hoping against hope kept the appointment. 1955 G. Greene Quiet Amer. ii. i. 93 I had hoped against hope that he would have gone before she returned. 1963 V. Nabokov Gift i. 69 Fyodor still hoped against hope that this was a metaphysical paradox and not a traitorous lapsus. 1968 W. Sansom Grand Tour Today ix. 181 Matisse's wonderful chapel of stained light..has nothing to do with the usual hope-against-hope that modern concrete building will ‘harmonise’ with older surroundings. < as lemmas |
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