pessimism
pessimism 英 [ˈpesɪmɪzəm] 美 [ˈpɛsəˌmɪzəm]
n. 悲观，悲观主义
名词复数:pessimisms
- Pessimism means thinking the worst. It's the opposite of optimism, which means assuming the best. Most people feel that too much pessimism is paralyzing — who will ever try anything if they are always sure they will fail?
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- n. 悲观，悲观主义
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1. There were good grounds for pessimism about future progress.
对将来的发展持悲观态度是有充分依据的。
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2. He displayed his usual pessimism.
他流露出惯有的悲观。
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3. But he still thinks the pessimism is overblown.
但是，他仍然认为，这种悲观情绪被过分夸大了。
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4. But I'm sticking with my pessimism.
但我仍持悲观态度。
- pessimism (n.) 1794 "worst condition possible," borrowed (by Coleridge) from French pessimisme, formed (on model of French optimisme) from Latin pessimus "worst," perhaps originally "bottom-most," from PIE *ped-samo-, suffixed (superlative) form of *ped- "to walk, stumble, impair," from root *ped- "foot." Compare Latin pessum "downward, to the ground."
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