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单词 pessimist
释义
pessimist
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n

If the world can be divided into those who see the glass half empty and those who see the glass half full, the half-empty crew are known as pessimists––they always see the worst.
The opposite of pessimist is optimist––someone who always sees thing in a positive light. Most people insist they are optimists, and when accused of pessimism suggest they're only focusing on reality. In fact, though, people who see reality as it is are called "realists."
WORD FAMILY
pessimist: pessimists+/pessimism: pessimisms, pessimist, pessimistic/pessimistic: pessimistically
USAGE EXAMPLES
Look at all the broad indicators, say the pessimists, and they all point south.
Wall Street Journal(Dec 20, 2016)
Unlike my dad, who was always a Pollyanna and unapologetically himself, I was an unintentional pessimist with a full assortment of emotions.
Time(Dec 16, 2016)
But the right information will allow optimists and pessimists, sceptics and evangelists, to back their convictions with their capital.
The Guardian(Dec 14, 2016)
n a person who expects the worst
Ant|Hypo|Hyper
optimist
a person disposed to take a favorable view of things
defeatist, negativist
someone who is resigned to defeat without offering positive suggestions
doubter, sceptic, skeptic
someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs
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