pessimism

英 [ˈpesɪmɪzəm]

美 [ˈpesɪmɪzəm]

n.  悲观; 悲观情绪; 悲观主义

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牛津词典

noun

• 悲观；悲观情绪；悲观主义
  a feeling that bad things will happen and that sth will not be successful; the tendency to have this feeling
  1. There is a mood of pessimism in the company about future job prospects.
     公司中有一种对工作前景悲观的情绪。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 悲观；悲观主义
  Pessimismis the belief that bad things are going to happen.
  1. ...universal pessimism about the economy...
     对经济所持的普遍悲观态度
  2. My first reaction was one of deep pessimism.
     我的第一反应非常悲观。

英英释义

noun

• a general disposition to look on the dark side and to expect the worst in all things
• the feeling that things will turn out badly

双语例句

• But excessive pre-Christmas pessimism has given way to excessive post-Christmas optimism.
  不过，圣诞节前的过度悲观情绪，已让位于圣诞节后的过度乐观了。
• But the pervasive pessimism of 1982 preceded one of the greatest equity bull markets in history.
  不过，1982年这种普遍存在的悲观情绪过后，就出现了有史以来最壮观的一轮牛市。
• In contrast to their pessimism, I myself was feeling a remarkable euphoria.
  与他们的悲观情绪相反，我却感到异常欣快。
• His mood of deep pessimism cannot have been leavened by his mode of transport — a black cab
  他极度悲观沮丧，而他的代步工具——一辆黑色的出租车，丝毫不能舒缓这一情绪。
• Optimism and pessimism mingle queerly in American writing.
  乐观和悲观可以在美国作品里奇妙地结合起来。
• But what drives the underlying optimism or pessimism?
  但是，是什么推动了乐观或悲观情绪呢？
• Most people are a mix of optimism and pessimism, but are inclined in one direction or the other.
  在多数人身上，乐观主义和悲观主义兼而有之，但总是更倾向于其中之一。
• We have seen too much defeatism, too much pessimism, too much of a negative approach.
  我们看到太多的失败主义、太多的悲观主义和太多的负面倾向。
• Economic data are not confirming this pessimism.
  经济数据并未在证明这种悲观。
• Humans seem prone to self-fulfilling waves of optimism and pessimism.
  人类的乐观和悲观思潮似乎具有自我实现的倾向。