pathetic fallacy

英 美
  • n.感情的误置
  • fallacy n.谬论;谬误的推理
  • pathetic adj.可怜的;不足的;感伤的;悲哀的
Noun:
  1. the fallacy of attributing human feelings to inanimate objects; `the friendly sun' is an example of the pathetic fallacy

    1. The old illustrator never let his pupils fall for the pathetic fallacy, that empty barrels are lonely.
      这位年老的插图画家从不让他的学生受到万物有情谬想的感染,认为空桶是孤独的。