单词 | micawberite |
释义 | Micawberiten. rare. A person displaying the characteristics of Micawber; a feckless optimist. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > hope > optimism > [noun] > unrealistic > person Pangloss1794 Micawber1852 Panglossian1922 Micawberite1948 1948 E. Gowers Plain Words 48 The present inclination of the official is in the opposite direction. He is a Johnsonian rather than a Micawberite. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1948 |
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