- Pollyanna (n.)
[Pollyanna 词源字典]
- "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.[Pollyanna etymology, Pollyanna origin, 英语词源]