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Pessimist I Glass Half People 英 Pesɪmɪst] 美 Pesɪmɪst

英语单词 pessimist
英美音标 英 ['pesɪmɪst] 美 ['pesɪmɪst]
中文释义 n.悲观主义者
英语例句 (1) He is a pessimist and a defeatist.
(2) It may be that I am a pessimist, for spring it is, not autumn, that makes me sad.
中文例句 (1) 他是悲观主义者,也是失败主义者。
(2) 因为春天而非秋天使我感到伤感,所以也许我是个悲观主义者。
vocabulary简明 If the world can be divided into those who see the glass half empty and those who see the glass half full, the half-empty crew are known as pessimists––they always see the worst.
vocabulary扩展 The opposite of pessimist is optimist––someone who always sees thing in a positive light. Most people insist they are optimists, and when accused of pessimism suggest they're only focusing on reality. In fact, though, people who see reality as it is are called "realists."
柯林斯解释
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]悲观主义者;悲观论者 A pessimist is someone who thinks that bad things are going to happen.
  • I'm a natural pessimist; I usually expect the worst...

    我是天生的悲观主义者。我总是做最坏的打算。

  • It looks as if the pessimists are being proved right.

    现在看来似乎悲观论者是正确的。

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