idealist

/aɪˈdiːəlɪst/ (bre, ipa) · [aɪdˈilɪst] /aɪˈdiːəlɪst/ (ame, ipa) · [aɪdˈilɪst] /ī-ˈdē-(ə-)list ˈī-(ˌ)dē-/ (ame, mw)

idealist — 名詞

  • idealistsingular
  • idealistsplural

1. a person whose actions and hopes are shaped by strong beliefs about how the worl

1.名詞B2
釋義

理想主義者

懷抱遠大理想，常無視現實限制

a person whose actions and hopes are shaped by strong beliefs about how the world should be, rather than by what is practical or likely

例句

Luca is an idealist who believes every child deserves free education.

Luca 是個理想主義者，相信每個孩子都應獲得免費教育。

copula: [someone] is an idealist

Bao's friends call her an idealist for thinking world peace is possible.

Bao 的朋友說她是理想主義者，因為她認為世界和平是可能的。

同義詞
  • dreamer

    more informal, suggests being disconnected from reality

  • visionary

    more positive, implies creative foresight and drive to achieve change

  • romantic

    focuses on emotional idealism, especially about love, art, or nature

  • utopian

    specifically about designing a perfect society, often implies impossibility

反義詞
  • realist

    focuses on what is practical and achievable

  • pragmatist

    emphasises practical results over principles

  • cynic

    believes people act only from self-interest, not ideals

用法筆記

Sometimes placed before a noun to mean 'idealistic' (e.g. 'an idealist vision'), but this usage is rare. Learners should use the adjective 'idealistic' instead.

常見錯誤

❌She is very idealist about politics.
✅She is very idealistic about politics.
💡'idealist' is a noun; use the adjective 'idealistic' to describe a person's outlook.

2. a thinker who follows the philosophical view that reality is fundamentally menta

2.名詞C1
釋義

唯心論者

相信現實由心靈構成的哲學追隨者

a thinker who follows the philosophical view that reality is fundamentally mental, existing only as ideas perceived by the mind

例句

Professor Nicholas assigned the idealist writings of George Berkeley this semester.

Nicholas 教授這學期指定閱讀唯心論者 George Berkeley 的著作。

collocation: idealist writings

Sayaka was drawn to the idealist argument that reality exists only in the mind.

Sayaka 被唯心論的論點所吸引，認為現實只存在於心靈之中。

collocation: idealist argument

反義詞
  • materialist

    believes only physical matter is real; the main opposing philosophical position

用法筆記

This is a technical term used mainly in academic philosophy. Distinguish from sense 1 (GUIDED BY IDEALS), which describes a personality type rather than a philosophical stance.