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单词 cloud-cuckoo-land
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cloud cuckoo land

noun
/ˌklaʊd ˈkʊkuː lænd/
/ˌklaʊd ˈkʊkuː lænd/
(British English)
(North American English la-la land)
[uncountable] (informal, disapproving)
  1. if you say that somebody is living in cloud cuckoo land, you mean that they do not understand what a situation is really like, but think it is much better than it is幻想世界;脱离现实的幻境
    • Anyone who thinks this legislation will be effective is living in cloud cuckoo land.认为此项立法会行之有效的人都是脱离了现实的人。
    Word Originlate 19th cent.: translation of Greek Nephelokokkugia, the name of the city built by the birds in Aristophanes' comedy Birds, from nephelē ‘cloud’ + kokkux ‘cuckoo’.
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