optimist

/ˈɒptɪmɪst/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈɑːptɪmɪst/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈäp-tə-mist/ (ame, mw)

optimist — noun

  • optimistsingular
  • optimistsplural

1. someone who usually expects events to go well, even when there are problems

1.名詞C1
釋義

someone who usually expects events to go well, even when there are problems

例句

Even after the flooded shop closed, Mira stayed an optimist.

stay an optimist after bad news

Aarav is an optimist, so he kept planning the picnic.

be an optimist

同義詞
  • idealist

    often suggests high principles or hopes that may be less practical

  • dreamer

    can imply that the person's hopes are unrealistic

  • positive thinker

    focuses on a habit of looking for the bright side

反義詞
  • pessimist

    expects bad results instead of good ones

  • cynic

    often distrusts people's motives as well as expecting disappointment

  • doubter

    focuses more on uncertainty than on negative expectation

文法句型

be an optimist

remain an optimist

call someone an optimist

optimist about something

用法筆記

Usually countable and often used after be, remain, or stay. You can also call someone an optimist when they keep expecting success more than other people do.

常見錯誤

❌She is very optimist about the game.
✅She is very optimistic about the game.
💡Use optimistic as the adjective; optimist is a noun for a person.
❌He is an optimism after every bad result.
✅He is an optimist after every bad result.' / 'He still shows optimism after every bad result.
💡Optimist names the person, while optimism names the attitude.