| 单词 | fatalist |
| 释义 | fatalist (once / 13971 pages) nadj A fatalist is someone who feels that no matter what he or she does, the outcome will be the same because it's predetermined. Fatalists share a sense of being powerless to change the world. In philosophy, a fatalist is someone who holds specific beliefs about life, destiny, and the future. Fatalists share the certainty that fate has already been laid out in front of them, and that they have no real control over what will happen. Sometimes fatalists have a flat or unemotional reaction even to frightening circumstances because of these beliefs. The Latin root is fatalis, "ordained by fate or destined." WORD FAMILYfatalist: fatalists+/fatal: fataler, fatalest, fatalism, fatality, fatally, nonfatal/fatalism: fatalisms, fatalist, fatalistic/fatalistic: fatalistically/fatality: fatalities/nonfatal: nonfatally USAGE EXAMPLESPerhaps we can be fatalists, and just conclude that the entropy of the universe is always increasing. New York Times(Aug 26, 2016) In northeast Ohio, where cynics and fatalists have shared church pews, bar rails and work rooms for generations, there's a feeling that anything is possible. US News(Jun 29, 2016) In northeast Ohio, where cynics and fatalists have shared church pews, bar rails and work rooms for generations, there’s a feeling that anything is possible. Washington Times(Jun 29, 2016) 1n someone who submits to the belief that he or she is powerless to change his or her destiny Syn|Hyper determinist, predestinarian, predestinationist necessitarian someone who does not believe the doctrine of free will 2adj of or relating to fatalism a fatalist person Syn fatalistic |
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