rose-colored glasses

短语

滤镜

发音

AU

词形变化

only 复数

别名

rose-coloured glasses rose-tinted glasses rose-colored lenses rose-coloured spectacles rose-tinted spectacles

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A cognitive or perceptual bias where an individual views something in an overly optimistic or positive light, often failing to recognize its negative aspects.

    滤镜

    美国 习语 仅复数
  2. 2.

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see rose-colored, glasses.

    美国 仅复数

词源

Phrase appears as early as 1830 according to OED. From rose-color or rose-colored (meaning "pleasant"), from the notion that roses are widely regarded as uncommonly beautiful.

来源:wiktionary