- 1
Hoping for something to be true, especially when it's unlikely or when there's no real proof. This word is almost always used in the phrase 'wishful thinking' - believing something simply because you want it to be true, not because there's real evidence for it.
一廂情願的(常用於 wishful thinking)
組成wish + -ful (full of) - full of wishing.
同家族的字
- wishthe root word this comes from
原始詞典資料3 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
wishfuladj/ˈwɪʃfəl/
- 1
obsoleteWished-for; desired, wanted.
- The cry whereof entring the hollow cave / Eftsoones brought forth the villaine, as they ment, / With hope of her some wishfull boot to have.
- 2
Expressing a wish or longing for something.
- When she weighed anchor I went to the waterside and looked at her with a very wishful and aching heart, and followed her with my eyes and tears until she was totally out of sight.
- 3
Aspiring, or seeking advancement.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。