词汇 | hope-over-experience |
释义 | hope over experienceidiom said in order to express the idea that someone hopes that something will work well in the future, although experience shows that it has not worked well in the past: a/the triumph of hope over experienceHasty company mergers are often a triumph of hope over experience. Oscar Wilde described second marriages as the triumph of hope over experience. Despite multiple divorces and a string of failed romances, he somehow encapsulates the spirit of hope over experience. Hoping and hopefulness appealingly beyond someone's expectations boosterish boosterism bright spot fancy hopeful hopefully hopefulness ill it's an ill wind (that blows nobody any good)idiom la-la land over-optimistic over-optimistically pin your hopes on something/someoneidiom pious pipe dream please Godidiom positively wing |
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