Peter Pan

Peter Pan
ˌPeter ˈPan
a man who never seems to become older or grow up. The name comes from the main character in the play Peter Pan (1904) by J. M. Barrie. Peter Pan is a young boy who never grows up, but lives in a magic place called Never-Never Land and can fly:
    He is considered to be the Peter Pan of the music business.

Peter PanBrE /ˌpiːtə ˈpæn/ 🔊NAmE /ˌpiːtər ˈpæn/ 🔊 nouna person who looks unusually young for their age, or who behaves in a way that would be more appropriate for sb younger 外表异常年轻的人；行为像孩子的成人

• The main meaning of persuade is to make someone agree to do something by giving them good reasons for doing it. * persuade 的主要意思为说服、劝说：◆I tried to persuade her to see a doctor. 我极力劝她去看医生。The main meaning of convince is to make someone believe that something is true. * convince 的主要意思为使确信、信服：◆He convinced me he was right. 他使我相信他是正确的。
• It is quite common, however, for each of these words to be used with both meanings, especially for convince to be used as a synonym for persuade. 不过，上述两词两种含义都用的情况相当普遍，尤其是 convince 常作同义词替代 persuade：◆I persuaded/convinced her to see a doctor. 我劝她去看医生。Some speakers of BrE think that this is not correct. 有些说英式英语的人认为此用法不正确。

ORIGIN From a story by J M Barrie about a boy with magic powers who never grew up. 源自詹姆斯 · 巴里的小说《彼得 · 潘》，主人公是个永远长不大的有魔力的男孩。