pie in the sky

短语

死后的幸福, 渺茫的希望, 空头支票, 不能保证实现的允诺

发音

UK /ˈpaɪ ɪn ðə ˈskaɪ/
AU
US /ˈpaɪ ɪn ðə ˈskaɪ/
US /ˈpaɪ ən ðə ˈskaɪ/

词形变化

more pie in the sky 比较级 most pie in the sky 最高级

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A fanciful notion; an unrealistic or ludicrous concept; the illusory promise of a desired outcome that is unlikely to happen.

    习语 不可数
adj.
  1. 1.

    Alternative form of pie-in-the-sky.

词源

The phrase is originally from the song “The Preacher and the Slave” (1911) by Swedish-American labor activist and songwriter Joe Hill (1879–1915), which he wrote as a parody of the Salvation Army hymn “In the Sweet By-and-By” (published 1868). The song criticizes the Salvation Army for focusing on people’s salvation rather than on their material needs: : You will eat, bye and bye, : In that glorious land above the sky; : Work and pray, live on hay, : You’ll get pie in the sky when you die.

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