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発音

• IPA: /ˈiː.jɔː(ɹ)/
• 韻: -ɔː(ɹ)

固有名詞

Eeyore

1. A talking donkey from the English children's book series Winnie-the-Pooh, noted for his melancholy and drowsiness.

名詞

Eeyore (plural Eeyores)

1. (figuratively) An excessively negative or pessimistic person.
   • 1989, Terry Jones, Erik the Viking, Hal Leonard Corporation, published 1990, →ISBN, page 39:

     SVEN nods toward SNORRI THE MISERABLE - an Eeyore of a Viking if ever there were one.

   • 2003, The Resurrection of the Son of God, volume 3, of Christian origins and the question of God, Nicholas Thomas Wright, Fortress Press, →ISBN, page 108:

     Ecclesiastes, who sometimes seems to cast himself as the Eeyore of the Old Testament, would simply shrug his shoulders and tell you to make the best of what you had.

   • 2008, Steven Haines, The Product Manager's Desk Reference, McGraw-Hill Professional, →ISBN, page 99:

     You can't succeed as a Pollyanna or an Eeyore in the Product Management role — the glass is neither half full nor half empty, simply something that must eventually be washed.

派生語

• Eeyorish

参考

• Eeyore on Wikipedia.Wikipedia