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单词 pessimist
释义
pessimist
noun[C]
uk
/ˈpes.ɪ.mɪst/us
/ˈpes.ə.mɪst/
apersonwhothinksthatbadthings are morelikelytohappenor whoemphasizesthebadpartof asituation:
悲观主义者
Don't be such a pessimist!不要这么悲观！
Change may not come asfast, or asbrutally, as the pessimistsfear.变化可能不会像悲观主义者所担心的那样快，或那样残酷地到来。
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pessimism
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  • Pessimistspointout that everyattempttochangethe council'scompositionhasfailed.
  • Britain'sdeficitwas a lotworsethan the City'sgloomiestpessimists hadexpected.
  • The onlydifferencebetween anoptimistand a pessimist is what theychosetofocuson.
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  • doomed
  • doomster
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(Definition ofpessimistfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

pessimist| Business English

pessimist
noun[C]
uk
/ˈpesɪmɪst/us
someone whofeelsthatbadthings are morelikelytohappenthan good things:
In the comingmonthspessimists will say thatstocksare not a goodbuy.
Compare
optimist

pessimistic

adjective
A pessimisticquarterlyinflationreportfrom the Bank ofEnglandwasblamedfor thefallof thesharefigures.
(Definition ofpessimistfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpessimist

pessimist
The story is told that there are two personalities among psychologists, optimists and pessimists, who see the glass as half full or half empty, respectively.
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Admittedly, reform pessimists may still find support in the large majority of women who remained propertyless after the married women's property acts.
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Why such a skeptic andpessimistshould dedicate himself to a life of public service is hard to fathom.
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Optimists assert that reforms are delivering freedom and prosperity, while pessimists are sceptical about the suitability and depth of recent liberalisations.
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Among the authors are both optimists and pessimists.
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Some people are optimists, whereas others are pessimists.
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Although the above remarks may appeal to pessimists, this volume will offer further hope to optimists.
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You can be in favour of the environment without being apessimist.
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There are ample other causes for alarmism for the dedicatedpessimistas the century's end nears.
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But one does not have to be much of apessimistto observe that it looks eighty percent empty.
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In other words, thepessimistcould argue that the teaching of new concepts may be wasted on a learner because there is no apparent change.
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The optimists emphasise the role of institutions, the pessimists that of culture.
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Note that these researchers listed on the right side of the table provided formal arguments, not just an optimist's story set against a pessimist's saga.
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As the ocean drilling programme winds down, and the enthusiasm for science declines, apessimistmight conclude that we will never discover what lies beneath.
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Cultural pessimists have frequently criticized mass culture as a form of false consciousness or dismissed it as a pernicious escape from reality.
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