| 单词 | wish-thinking |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswish-thinking wish-thinking n. = wishful thinking at wishful adj. 2a(b). ΘΚΠ 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 1930 J. Jastrow Piloting your Life 170 It would take not a chapter but a volume to describe all the varieties of impediments of thought. If reduced to a schedule they might read like this:..Wish Thinking, believing what you hope or want to be true; [etc.]. 1945 R. A. Knox God & Atom viii. 115 Most people who are capable of thinking, and are not deceived by wish-thinking, agree that the world is in ferment. 1958 J. Lodwick Bid Soldiers Shoot viii. 268 In matters of wish-thinking..the Victor of the Pacific, MacArthur, had met his match. < as lemmas |
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