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单词 Micawbers
释义

Micawber

noun

Mi·​caw·​ber mi-ˈkȯ-bər How to pronounce Micawber (audio)
-ˈkä-
: one who is poor but lives in optimistic expectation of better fortune
Micawberish
mi-ˈkȯ-bə-rish How to pronounce Micawber (audio)
-ˈkä-
adjective

Word History

Etymology

Wilkins Micawber, character in the novel David Copperfield (1849–50) by Charles Dickens

First Known Use

1852, in the meaning defined above

Micawbers

noun

plural of Micawber
as in romanticists

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • romanticists
  • optimists
  • sentimentalists
  • Pollyannas
  • Don Quixotes
  • emotionalists
  • romantics
  • idealists
  • dreamers
  • utopians
  • fantasts
  • idealizers
  • visionaries
  • ideologues
  • woolgatherers
  • fantasizers
  • daydreamers
  • idealogues
  • theorists
  • reformers
  • doctrinaires
  • do-gooders
  • perfectionists
  • thinkers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • pessimists
  • cynics
  • realists
  • defeatists
  • empiricists
  • empirics
  • pragmatists
  • hardnoses
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