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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- pessimism
[ 'pεsə .mɪzəm]
[ 'pesɪmɪzəm]
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1.
noun
[philosophy]
厌世主义
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2.
noun
[philosophy]
悲观主义
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3.
noun
悲观;厌世思想
Collins English-English Dictionary
- pessimism
['pεsɪ"mɪzəm]
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n
the tendency to expect the worst and see the worst in all things
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2.
n
the doctrine of the ultimate triumph of evil over good
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3.
n
the doctrine that this world is corrupt and that man's sojourn in it is a preparation for some other existence
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4.
n
[Etymology]
C18: from Latin pessimus worst, from malus bad
Examples
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悲观情绪
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pessimism
→ 悲观
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悲观主义
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pessimism
→ 悲观
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