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单词 pollyannaish
释义
pollyannaish
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adj

Someone who is unfailingly cheerful — no matter what — can be described as pollyannaish. If your friend tells you some terribly bad news, it would be pollyannaish to say, "Yes, but it's such a beautiful day!"
While the adjective pollyannaish describes an optimistic outlook and a determined cheeriness, it also implies that this attitude is taken too far. When you put a positive spin on everything, even things that call for sadness or discouragement, you're being pollyannaish. The word comes from a 1913 children's book by Eleanor H. Porter, Pollyanna, about a young girl who tries to find something positive in every situation — a trick she calls "the Glad Game."
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But the nation remained split over whether that was achievable or a pollyannaish vision.
Seattle Times(Nov 09, 2016)
It could be Pollyannaish to think so, but maybe this year’s explosion in fake news will serve to raise the value of real news.
New York Times(Nov 06, 2016)
Which, especially for someone who claims that he is not “Pollyannaish about experts,” sounds an awful lot like Pollyanna.
Washington Post(Aug 18, 2016)
adj pleasantly (even unrealistically) optimistic
Syn
cheerful, upbeat
optimistic
expecting the best in this best of all possible worlds
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