hopium

名词 n.
/ˈhəʊ.pi.əm/    /ˈhoʊ.pi.əm/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A clinging to unreasonable or unfounded hopes. colloquial,derogatory,idiomatic,uncountable
    — Hopium can make you see potential in the grimmest set of circumstances.

词形变化

hopeium alternative

词源

Blend of hope + opium, as though it were a drug; regarding the surface analysis as hope + -ium, see copium § Etymology.
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