问题标题:
求cloud-cuckoo-land这一短语的出处含义是脱离现实的幻境,是lala-land的同义语.感觉应该是出自某个典故或者小故事的.
问题描述:
求cloud-cuckoo-land这一短语的出处
含义是脱离现实的幻境,是lala-land的同义语.感觉应该是出自某个典故或者小故事的.
胡伟平回答:
CloudCuckooLandreferstoanunrealisticallyidealisticstatewhereeverythingisperfect.("You'relivinginCloud-cuckoo-land.")Ithintsthatthepersonreferredtoisnaïve,unawareofrealityorderangedinholdingsuchanoptimisticbelief.Thereferenceistotheplay,TheBirdsbytheAthenianplaywrightAristophanes,inwhichPisthetairos(whichcanbetranslatedtomean"Mr.Trusting")andEuelpides(whichcanbetranslatedtomean"Mr.Hopeful")withthehelpofTereus,tiredoftheEarthandOlympus,decidetoerectaperfectcitybetweentheclouds,tobenamedCloud-Cuckoo-Land(Νεφελοκοκκυγία--Nephelokokkygia
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