pessimistic學測 L4KK [ˌpɛsəˈmɪstɪk]/ˌpɛsəˈmɪstɪk/
悲觀的;看壞的·消極的;灰心的
常考的負面情緒形容詞
He stayed pessimistic about the team's chances despite the good news.

儘管有好消息,他仍對球隊的機會感到悲觀。

pessimistic 常與 optimistic 對照出現,是考卷裡最愛拿來比較情緒傾向的形容詞。

一個畫面:皺眉望向烏雲

皺眉頭眉頭深鎖,覺得情況不妙
凡事看衰預設最壞的結果會發生
肩膀下垂沒有信心,提不起勁

義項

教練看衰B2adjective悲觀的;看壞的
The coach looked pessimistic and said the team would probably lose the game.
教練看起來很悲觀,說球隊可能會輸掉比賽。
pessimistic abouta pessimistic person
陰霾心情C1adjective消極的;灰心的
Even though the weather looked nice, Sarah stayed pessimistic and thought it would rain.
儘管天氣看起來很好,Sarah仍然很消極,覺得會下雨。
stay pessimisticsound pessimistic

片語

pessimistic about對事看衰 →對某件事感到悲觀
a pessimistic view悲觀觀點 →看壞情勢的觀點
stay pessimistic持續悲觀 →一直保持悲觀的態度

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She has a very ___ attitude about everything. (pessimistic / pessimist)

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pessimistic

pessimistic 是形容詞,pessimist 是名詞指「悲觀的人」。

'Even though the weather looked nice, Sarah stayed pessimistic and thought it would rain.' 這句 pessimistic 最接近哪個意思?(A) 悲觀的;看壞的 (B) 消極的;灰心的

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(B)

此句形容對天氣的負面預期,對應「消極的;灰心的」義項。

字族

pessimist 悲觀的人・pessimism 悲觀主義;悲觀

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