Panglossian
adj.盲目乐观的:过分乐观的,尤指在不理想的情况下仍然保持乐观的态度。这个词源于伏尔泰的小说《康熙德》中的角色潘格洛士(Pangloss),他总是认为这是“最好的世界”。
例句
Books about how people can and will adapt to climate change need not be panglossian-as these two show.
两本关于人类将如何适应气候变化的书籍?
That was far more optimistic than other forecasts at the time it was published, and quickly became laughably Panglossian.
这远乐观于与其同期公布的其他机构的预测,很快成为了可笑的潘格洛斯。
China, according to the panglossian scenario, will save the world by buying up all the goods cash-strapped Americans can no longer afford.
按照过分乐观的设想,中国将买下现金紧缺的美国人不再负担得起的所有商品,从而拯救世界。