Pollyanna的词源

英文词源

Pollyanna (n.)

"one who finds cause for gladness in the most difficult situations," 1921, a reference to Pollyanna Whittier, child heroine of U.S. novelist Eleanor Hodgman Porter's "Pollyanna" (1913) and "Pollyanna Grows Up" (1915), who was noted for keeping her chin up during disasters.

中文词源

Pollyanna：盲目乐观的人

来自美国儿童文学家Eleanor Hodgman Porter于1913年所著的儿童小说《Pollyanna》的主角儿童女英雄Pollyanna Whittier,她身处逆境，但是永远保持着乐观的心态，不仅让自己得到了快乐，也感染了身边的人。引申词义乐观的人，后词义带贬义。

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