| 单词 | optimism |
| 释义 | optimism (once / 503 pages) n Optimism is all about seeing the bright side of things. If you think it’s going to be a great day, even though the bills are due, you lost your wallet, and you forgot your lunch, then you're full of optimism. Optimism is expecting that the best will happen. It comes from the Latin word optimus, which means "best." Even if you don’t think the very best thing will always happen, if you're generally given to optimism, you think things will get better instead of worse. The opposite of optimism is pessimism, which is the expectation that everything will go wrong, or is wrong. WORD FAMILYoptimism: optimisms, optimist, optimistic+/optimist: optimists/optimistic: optimistically USAGE EXAMPLESThe speakers at Heritage that day differed in the degree of optimism they allowed themselves. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) Besides the optimism, the poll also found a lack of perceived catastrophe. Salon(Jan 01, 2017) The newcomers shared their adopted homeland's optimism about the journey ahead. BBC(Dec 31, 2016) 1n the optimistic feeling that all is going to turn out well Ant|Hypo|Hyper pessimism the feeling that things will turn out badly sanguineness, sanguinity feeling sanguine; optimistically cheerful and confident hope the general feeling that some desire will be fulfilled 2n a general disposition to expect the best in all things Ant|Hyper pessimism a general disposition to look on the dark side and to expect the worst in all things disposition, temperament your usual mood |
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