词汇 | hope |
词源 | hope [OE] The word hope is an ancient Germanic term. That hope springs eternal is thanks to the poet Alexander Pope, who wrote in his Essay on Man in 1732: ‘Hope springs eternal in the human breast. Man never is, but always to be blessed.’ |
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