Pollyanna 盲目乐观的人来自美国儿童文学家Eleanor Hodgman Porter于1913年所著的儿童小说《Pollyanna》的主角儿童女英雄Pollyanna Whittier,她身处逆境，但是永远保持着乐观的心态，不仅让自己得到了快乐，也感染了身边的人。引申词义乐观的人，后词义带贬义。
- Pollyanna (n.)
- "one who finds cause for gladness in the most difficult situations," 1921, a reference to Pollyanna Whittier, child heroine of U.S. novelist Eleanor Hodgman Porter's "Pollyanna" (1913) and "Pollyanna Grows Up" (1915), who was noted for keeping her chin up during disasters.
- 1. But it is not the indiscriminate applause of a Pollyanna.
- 但这绝对不是在做烂好人.
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- 2. So do you have to be a stand - up comic or a Pollyanna to be positive?
- 那么,要做到乐观向上你必须是一个演 独角戏 的喜剧演员或盲目乐观的人 吗 ?
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- 3. This is not meant to turn you into a Pollyanna, but to sharpen your selling skills.
- 这不是说要把你转变成盲目乐观的人, 只是提升你的销售技巧.
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