- pessimism (about/over something)
a feeling that bad things will happen and that something will not be successful 悲观;悲观情绪;悲观主义 There is a mood of pessimism in the company about future job prospects. 公司中有一种对工作前景悲观的情绪。 This widespread pessimism does not seem justified. 这种普遍的悲观主义似乎是不合理的。
Extra ExamplesTopics Difficulty and failureb2, Feelingsb2He warned against the dangers of undue pessimism. 他警告说,持不必要的悲观态度是危险的。 The article reflects the pessimism of its author. 这篇文章反映出作者的悲观情绪。 There were good grounds for pessimism about future progress. 对将来的发展持悲观态度是有充分依据的。 the widespread pessimism among young people today 当今年轻人的普遍悲观情绪
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- deep
- widespread
- undue
- …
- express
- reflect
- overcome
- …
- pessimism about
- a mood of pessimism
Word Originlate 18th cent.: from Latin pessimus ‘worst’, on the pattern of optimism.