pessimism

n.悲观；悲观情绪；悲观主义

noun

1. 悲观；悲观情绪；悲观主义
   a feeling that bad things will happen and that sth will not be successful; the tendency to have this feeling
   1. There is a mood of pessimism in the company about future job prospects.
      公司中有一种对工作前景悲观的情绪。

pessimism 悲观主义

来自拉丁语pessimus,最底部的，最坏的，来自PIE*ped,脚，词源同foot,biped.-im,最高级后词，词源同maximum,optimism.-ism,主义，思想。由脚引申词义底部，底下，后引申词义悲观，悲观主义。

1. His mood of deep pessimism cannot have been leavened by his mode of transport — a black cab
   他极度悲观沮丧，而他的代步工具——一辆黑色的出租车，丝毫不能舒缓这一情绪。
2. My first reaction was one of deep pessimism.
   我的第一反应非常悲观。
3. Optimism was gradually taking the place of pessimism
   乐观情绪逐渐取代了悲观主义。
4. Optimism and pessimism mingle queerly in American writing.
   乐观和悲观可以在美国作品里奇妙地结合起来。
5. Poor results may breed pessimism, yet achievements may breed pride.
   工作无成绩，可以使人悲观丧气；工作有成绩，又可以使人趾高气扬。
6. I experienced this pessimism personally in Davos in January 2014.
   2014年1月，我在达沃斯亲身感受到了这种悲观情绪。
7. But what drives the underlying optimism or pessimism?
   但是，是什么推动了乐观或悲观情绪呢？
8. Schopenhauer's philosophy is an example of extreme pessimism.
   叔本华的哲学是一个例子，极端悲观。
9. Realism is built on its moral progress and understanding of human capabilities on the basis of pessimism.
   留学解答资讯网：现实主义是建立在它对道德进步和人类能力的悲观主义认识基础上的。
10. But the decline reflected greater pessimism about the current business situation rather than declining expectations for the future.
    但该指数的下滑，反映的是人们对当前的商业局势更为悲观，而不是对未来的预期有所减弱。
11. So one might suspect that systematic pessimism is to blame.
    因此，有人可能会觉得，这应归咎于系统性悲观主义。
12. Pessimism, when you get used to it, be just as agreeable as optimism.
    悲观主义者，当你习惯它之后，就和乐观主义者一样令人惬意了。
13. But excessive pre-Christmas pessimism has given way to excessive post-Christmas optimism.
    不过，圣诞节前的过度悲观情绪，已让位于圣诞节后的过度乐观了。
14. For us, there is no ground for pessimism; we can conquer any difficulty.
    在我们面前是没有悲观的，我们能够战胜任何的困难。
15. This pessimism on growth explains why banks are less positive on equities.
    对增长的这种悲观情绪解释了，为何银行对股市不那么乐观。
16. But the pervasive pessimism of 1982 preceded one of the greatest equity bull markets in history.
    不过，1982年这种普遍存在的悲观情绪过后，就出现了有史以来最壮观的一轮牛市。
17. In contrast to their pessimism, I myself was feeling a remarkable euphoria.
    与他们的悲观情绪相反，我却感到异常欣快。
18. Most people are a mix of optimism and pessimism, but are inclined in one direction or the other.
    在多数人身上，乐观主义和悲观主义兼而有之，但总是更倾向于其中之一。
19. The balance between optimism and pessimism is also always affected by personal circumstances, as much as rational analysis.
    乐观与悲观之间的天平总是既受到个人环境的影响，也受到理性分析的影响。
20. Is my basic attitude towards life one of hope, or is it clouded by pessimism and negativity?
    而我个人对生命的基本态度是乐观的，还是笼罩在悲观和负面中？
21. Humans seem prone to self-fulfilling waves of optimism and pessimism.
    人类的乐观和悲观思潮似乎具有自我实现的倾向。
22. It is believed that pessimism often leads to hopelessness, sickness and failure.
    人们认为，悲观常常会导致绝望、疾病和失败。
23. If you change your mind from pessimism to optimism, you can change your life.
    如果你改变想法，从悲观变为乐观，你就可以改变自己的生活。
24. Pessimism is depressing to endure and after awhile you will find it dragging down your mood.
    要忍受悲观主义令人郁闷，而且过了一会儿，你会发现它在将你的心情拖下去。
25. I have alternated between periods of great optimism and other periods of equally great pessimism.
    我的观念在极度乐观和极度悲观之间变化。
26. There is absolutely no ground for pessimism about China's economic resurgence.
    对于中国经济复兴的悲观论点，没有任何的根据。
27. This easily degenerates into pessimism about future economic developments.
    这很容易滑向对未来经济发展的悲观主义。
28. Economic data are not confirming this pessimism.
    经济数据并未在证明这种悲观。
29. We have seen too much defeatism, too much pessimism, too much of a negative approach.
    我们看到太多的失败主义、太多的悲观主义和太多的负面倾向。
30. The answer to the second question, on optimism and pessimism, is only slightly more complicated.
    第二个问题涉及乐观和悲观，这稍微复杂一些。