| 单词 | optimist |
| 释义 | optimist noun[C] uk/ˈɒp.tɪ.mɪst/us/ˈɑːp.tə.mɪst/C1 someone who alwaysbelievesthat good things willhappen: 乐观主义者，乐天派She's abornoptimist(= someone who has always beenoptimistic).她天生是个乐天派。 Hoping and hopefulness
optimist| Business Englishoptimist noun[C] uk/ˈɒptɪmɪst/ussomeone whofeelsthat good things are morelikelytohappenthanbadthings: Hetakesan optimist'sviewof therecession. Compare pessimist optimisticadjective She's optimistic about theprospectsforgrowth. Examplesofoptimistoptimist 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. From theCambridge English Corpus Not much comfort here for the optimists one would have thought, nor is there much convincing counter-scholarship saying anything different. From theCambridge English Corpus Among the authors are both optimists and pessimists. From theCambridge English Corpus Some people are optimists, whereas others are pessimists. From theCambridge English Corpus At least, that is what thisoptimistthinks! From theCambridge English Corpus I am not (she said) anoptimistbut a meliorist. From theCambridge English Corpus The optimists might argue that the invention has now been made. From theCambridge English Corpus Although the above remarks may appeal to pessimists, this volume will offer further hope to optimists. From theCambridge English Corpus The classical utilitarians are often thought of as optimists who regarded everything as malleable or plastic in the name of human progress. From theCambridge English Corpus But at the moment such optimists are distinctly unwelcome among environmentalists. From theCambridge English Corpus But such progress has been remarkable in the last two centuries and theoptimistmight hope that it could continue indefinitely. From theCambridge English Corpus As this review has attempted to show, when looked at closely, even optimists did not hold out much hope for tsarism as it existed. From theCambridge English Corpus Of course, a civilization of optimists might believe that nothing could possibly go wrong with their probes. From theCambridge English Corpus Theoptimistmay argue that pressure is building up behind the dam, and that at some point there will be radical change. From theCambridge English Corpus Theoptimistin the debate suggested the compounding effect of geometric technological progress is daunting in its effects. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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