| 词汇 | fool's paradise |
| 释义 | Idiom fool's paradise Theme: HAPPINESS a condition of seeming happiness that is based on false assumptions and will not last. (Treated as a place grammatically.)They think they can live on love alone, but they are living in a fool's paradise.The inhabitants of the island feel politically secure, but they are living in a fool's paradise. They could be invaded at any time. a fool's paradiseA happy state that one inhabits for foolish, unfounded, or delusional reasons. We were living in a fool's paradise thinking that the financial successes of the early 2000s would last forever. fool's paradiseFig. a state of being happy for foolish or unfounded reasons. I'm afraid that Sue's marital happiness is a fool's paradise; there are rumors that her husband is unfaithful. Fred is confident that he'll get a big raise this year, but I think he's living in a fool's paradise. fool's paradiseState of delusive contentment or false hope. For example, Joan lived in a fool's paradise, looking forward to a promotion she would never get. This expression was first recorded in 1462. fool's paradise, aBliss based on illusion, ignorance, or misunderstanding. The expression dates from the fifteenth century, when it appeared in print in William Paston’s letters (1462: “I wold not be in a folis paradyce”). It recurs again and again, in numerous sixteenth-century sources (including Pettie, Lyly, and Shakespeare), and was certainly a cliché by the time George Bernard Shaw wrote, “Beguiling tedious hours with romances and fairy tales and fools’ paradises” (Misalliance, 1910). |
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