fatalistic
fatalistic — 形容詞
- fatalisticpositive
- more fatalisticcomparative
- most fatalisticsuperlative
1. describing a person, attitude, or view that treats unwanted outcomes — especiall
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.
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
The old farmers held a fatalistic view of the drought, saying the rains would come or they wouldn't.
那些老農對乾旱抱著宿命論的看法，說雨要下就會下，不下也沒辦法。
collocation: fatalistic view / outlook
Christopher hated the fatalistic tone in the news reports about climate change.
Christopher 很討厭新聞報導氣候變遷時那種宿命論的語氣。
attributive: fatalistic tone / mood
Don't be so fatalistic — the doctors said your recovery is going well.
別這麼宿命論——醫生說你的恢復狀況很好。
imperative: don't be so fatalistic
- fatalistic about
- fatalistic view
- fatalistic attitude
- fatalistic shrug
- fatalistic tone
- grow fatalistic
- deeply fatalistic
- 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
- 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.