hope against hope
毫無希望的時候，依然放棄希望的人, 或者是抱著虛張聲勢的希望
書面/口語·表達絕望中的堅持
英文釋義
to continue to hope for something despite knowing it is unlikely to happen
例句
She hoped against hope that her lost cat would come back.
典故來源
源自圣經或文學，指在絕望中仍堅持希望，強調明知不可能卻繼續期待。