Peter Pan 的词源

在J.M.巴里的剧作《彼得·潘，或不愿长大的男孩》（1904年）中，彼得·潘是男主角的名字。这个角色最早出现在巴里1902年的作品《小白鸟》中。从1914年起，这个名字被用来形容那些不成熟的成年男性，最著名的例子是乔治·肖用它来指代凯撒。

Well, Peter Pan got out by the window, which had no bars. Standing on the ledge he could see trees far away, which were doubtless the Kensington Gardens, and the moment he saw them he entirely forgot that he was now a little boy in a nightgown, and away he flew, right over the houses to the Gardens. It is wonderful that he could fly without wings, but the place itched tremendously, and, perhaps we could all fly if we were as dead-confident-sure of our capacity to do it as was bold Peter Pan that evening. [Barrie, "The Little White Bird"]

嗯，彼得·潘从窗户跳了出去，窗户没有栏杆。他站在窗台上，远处能看到树木，那些树无疑是肯辛顿花园的树。就在他看到它们的瞬间，他完全忘记了自己现在是一个穿着睡衣的小男孩，随即他飞了起来，直接越过房屋，飞向花园。令人惊讶的是，他竟然能在没有翅膀的情况下飞翔，但那个地方实在是太痒了，也许如果我们像彼得·潘那晚一样对自己的能力充满信心，我们也能飞起来。[巴里，《小白鸟》]