pessimism

IPA/ˈpesɪmɪzəm/
KK[pˈɛsəmˌɪzəm]IPA/ˈpesɪmɪzəm/

pessimism — 名詞

1. the habit of expecting poor results and paying more attention to what may go wro

1.名詞C1
釋義

悲觀

總往壞處想並預期失敗

the habit of expecting poor results and paying more attention to what may go wrong than to what may go well

例句

Kemi's pessimism after the first exam spread through the study group.

第一次考試後，Kemi 的悲觀情緒蔓延到整個讀書小組。

pattern: pessimism after a setback

The coach warned that public pessimism could weaken the team's confidence.

教練警告，公眾的悲觀情緒可能削弱球隊的信心。

collocation: public pessimism

常見搭配
  • deep pessimism
  • public pessimism
  • growing pessimism
  • widespread pessimism
  • pessimism about the future
同義詞
  • negativity

    broader; often refers to critical speech or attitude, not only expecting bad results

  • gloom

    focuses more on a dark mood or sadness than on judgment

  • defeatism

    stronger; suggests giving up because success seems unlikely

反義詞
  • optimism

    the general habit of expecting good results

  • hopefulness

    often warmer and more emotional than a general outlook

用法筆記

Usually uncountable. It often describes a lasting outlook or a group's mood rather than one brief moment of doubt.

常見錯誤

Her pessimism made the students sad because she was realistic.
Her pessimism made the students sad because she expected the plan to fail.
'realism' means seeing things as they are; 'pessimism' means expecting a worse result.

同根字

  • pessimist
    名詞C1
  • pessimistic
    形容詞C1
  • pessimistically
    副詞C2

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • public pessimism
  • deep pessimism
  • growing pessimism
  • widespread pessimism

常用片語

  • express pessimism
  • show pessimism
  • a tone of pessimism
  • be full of pessimism

介系詞搭配

  • pessimism about
  • pessimism over