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PESSIMISTIC translate: 悲觀的. Learn more in the Cambridge English-Chinese traditional Dictionary.
pessimistic: 1 adj expecting the worst possible outcome Synonyms: hopeless without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success bearish expecting prices to fall demoralised , demoralized , discouraged , disheartened made less hopeful or enthusiastic negative characterized by or displaying negation or denial or opposition ...
The term pessimism derives from the Latin word pessimus, meaning 'the worst'. It was first used by Jesuit critics of Voltaire 's 1759 novel Candide, ou l'Optimisme. Voltaire was satirizing the philosophy of Leibniz who maintained that this was the 'best (optimum) of all possible worlds'. In their attacks on Voltaire, the Jesuits of the Revue de ...
pessimistic (about something) expecting bad things to happen or something not to be successful; showing this. They appeared surprisingly pessimistic about their chances of winning. a pessimistic view of life; I think you're being far too pessimistic. opposite optimistic
Someone who is pessimistic thinks that bad things are going to happen.pessimistically.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.
pessimistic. (pɛsɪmɪstɪk ) adjective. Someone who is pessimistic thinks that bad things are going to happen. Not everyone is so pessimistic about the future. Hardy has often been criticized for an excessively pessimistic view of life. Synonyms: gloomy, dark, despairing, bleak More Synonyms of pessimistic.
pessimistic (about something) jump to other results expecting bad things to happen or something not to be successful; showing this They appeared surprisingly pessimistic about their chances of winning. a pessimistic view of life I think you're being far too pessimistic. opposite optimistic
