Pollyanna

发音

其它 /ˌpɒliˈænə/

词形变化

Pollyannas 复数

别名

Polly Anna Polly-Anna Polyanna

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    One who is persistently cheerful and optimistic, even when given cause not to be so.

    You call her an optimist, but I call her an obnoxious Pollyanna.

  2. 1.

    A secret Santa gift exchange.

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name
  1. 1.

    A female given name from Hebrew derived from Polly and Anna; rare in the real world.

相关短语

Pollyanna creep IBM Pollyanna Principle

词源

From the name of the protagonist in the 1913 novel Pollyanna, by Eleanor Porter.

来源：wiktionary