fatalistic

/ˌfeɪtəˈlɪstɪk/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌfeɪtəˈlɪstɪk/ (ame, ipa) · /-tēk/ (ame, mw)

fatalistic — 形容詞

  • fatalisticpositive
  • more fatalisticcomparative
  • most fatalisticsuperlative

1. describing a person, attitude, or view that treats unwanted outcomes — especiall

1.形容詞C1
釋義

宿命論的

認為壞事註定發生、無法改變的態度

describing a person, attitude, or view that treats unwanted outcomes — especially bad ones — as fixed in advance, so trying to change them feels pointless.

例句

After three years of failed treatments, Minho grew fatalistic about ever walking without pain.

在三年治療都失敗之後，Minho 對自己是否還能無痛行走變得宿命論起來。

predicative: be/grow fatalistic about + noun

Rania shook her head at her uncle's fatalistic shrug whenever the village floods were mentioned.

每次有人提起村裡的水患，Rania 的叔叔都只是宿命論地聳聳肩，讓她忍不住搖頭。

attributive: fatalistic shrug / attitude / view

同義詞
  • resigned

    narrower; means accepting an outcome without resistance, but without the underlying belief that fate is in charge

  • defeatist

    stronger negative tone; implies giving up on something you could still affect

  • pessimistic

    broader; about expecting bad outcomes generally, not specifically about believing outcomes are predetermined

反義詞
  • optimistic

    expects good outcomes and believes effort matters

  • proactive

    acts to change outcomes rather than accepting them

文法句型

fatalistic about + noun

用法筆記

Often paired with 'about + noun' (illness, politics, climate, exam results) and with abstract nouns like 'view', 'tone', 'attitude', 'shrug'. The judgement is usually mildly negative — the speaker thinks the person has given up too easily.

常見錯誤

❌I am fatalistic that I will fail the exam.
✅I am fatalistic about the exam.
💡'fatalistic' takes 'about + noun', not a that-clause.
❌The weather is fatalistic today.
✅The forecasters were fatalistic about the storm.
💡'fatalistic' describes people or attitudes, not events themselves.