| 词组 | pessimistic |
| 释义 | pessimistic /ˌpesəˈmɪstɪk◂, ˌpesɪˈmɪstɪk◂/ adjective expecting that bad things will happen in the future, or that someone cannot succeedadverbsvery/extremely/deeply pessimistic Experts are deeply pessimistic about the US economy.overly/unduly pessimistic (=too pessimistic) Maybe I’m being overly pessimistic, but I don’t think this target can be achieved.nounsa pessimistic view/attitude/outlook His ideas are based on a very pessimistic view of human nature. | Some writers have a pessimistic outlook on life, and this is reflected in their work. a pessimistic forecast/prediction Their pessimistic predictions about supplies of oil have been proved wrong.a pessimistic note (=a pessimistic way of looking at things) The play ends on a pessimistic note.verbssound/seem/appear pessimistic He sounded pessimistic about the chances of reaching an agreement.remain pessimistic Many observers remain pessimistic about the political situation in the Middle East.prepositionspessimistic about sth Workers are pessimistic about the chances of finding another job.THESAURUS: pessimistic gloomypicture | description | mood | atmosphere | forecast | prophecy | outlook | vision | warning not having much hope for the future: The article painted a gloomy picture of the human rights situation in the country. | The country is in a gloomy mood. | I wouldn't believe all those gloomy prophesies about another world recession. | Environmental groups are gloomy about the future of our planet. negativeattitude | view | opinion | outlook considering only the bad qualities of a situation, person etc, and not the good ones: His negative attitude towards work was affecting his colleagues. | She seemed to have a very negative outlook on life. | Why are you always so negative? downbeatassessment | mood | remark | statement having an attitude that is not hopeful and not expecting success, or not expecting the situation to improve, especially the economic or political situation: His assessment of the UK’s economic prospects is generally downbeat. | The overall mood in the stock market is decidedly downbeat. | The chairman made some downbeat remarks about the company’s sales performance. | They seem downbeat about the country's future. fear the worst formal to expect a situation to have the worst possible result, because you know how bad the situation could be: I hadn’t heard any news from her for over a week, and I was starting to fear the worst. sb’s glass is half empty informal used about people who only see the bad qualities of a situation, even when other people might see better qualities in the same situation: He’s one of those people whose glass is always half empty.ANTONYMS → optimistic |
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