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pes·si·mism
/ˈpɛsəˌmɪzəm ||ˈpɛzə-/
悲觀,悲觀主義
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pes·si·mism
/ˈpɛsəˌmɪzəm , ˈpɛz-/
名詞
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Pes·si·mism
n.
1.
Metaph.
The
opinion
or
doctrine
that
everything
in
nature
is
ordered
for
or
tends
to
the
worst
,
or
that
the
world
is
wholly
evil
; --
opposed
to
optimism
.
2.
A
disposition
to
take
the
least
hopeful
view
of
a
situation
.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
pessimism
n
1:
the
feeling
that
things
will
turn
out
badly
[
ant
:
optimism
]
2:
a
general
disposition
to
look
on
the
dark
side
and
to
expect
the
worst
in
all
things
[
ant
:
optimism
]
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