| 释义 |
▪ I. hoper|ˈhəʊpə(r)|
[f. hope v. + -er1.]
One who hopes.
1382Wyclif 2 Sam. xxii. 31 God..a shelde is of alle the hopers [Vulg. sperantium] in hym. 1532More Confut. Tindale Wks. 733/1 Such hopers and such louers..are yet no lesse begiled then are the beggers that dreme they finde great heapes of gold. a1684Leighton Comm. 1 Pet. Wks. (1868) 196 Then shall these hopers be in eternal possession. 1788F. Burney Diary 23 Nov., She is no hoper; she sees nothing before us but despair and horror. 1889W. Ward W. G. Ward & Oxf. Movem. 379 It would take a very enthusiastic hoper to look for success now.
▪ II. hoper
obs. form of hopper. |