[Optimism is] the obstinacy of maintaining that everything is best when it is worst.
— Voltaire  ·  No category

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optimism ['ɑptɪmɪzəm] 词根: opt
n. 乐观;乐观主义;
💡 optim最好+ism主义 →乐观主义
"He radiated self-confidence and optimism."
他显得自信乐观。
近义：hopefulness, positiveness, sanguineness 反义：malism, miserabilism, negativeness, negativity, futilitarianism
obstinacy [['ɔbstinəsi]] 词频5
n. 倔强, 顽固, 固执行为, (疼痛等)难治
近义：inflexibility, intolerance, intractability, intransigence, mulishness, obduracy 反义：acceptance, sufferance, tolerance, toleration, admittance
best [bɛst] 词频1
adj. 最好的( good和well的最高级);最愉快的;最幸福的;最合适的; adv. 最好地;最出色地;最高标准地; n. 佼佼者;（个人的）最高水平;最重要的优越性;最好的东西，最合乎要求的事物; vt. [口]打败，胜过;
"He is arguably the best actor of his generation."
按理他是他那一代中最优秀的演员。
近义：master, outgo, outmatch, outrange, outrank, outstrip 反义：badder, baddest, worse
worst [wɝst] 词频2
adj. 最差的;最严重的;最令人不满的;最糟的; n. 最坏的事情;最严重的事; adv. 最坏;最糟;最严重; vt. 胜过，击败;
"It was possibly their worst performance ever."
这也许是他们迄今为止最糟糕的表现。
近义：master, overcome, overpower, pip, thrash, vanquish 反义：mint, optimal, optimum, preferable, superior, better
maintaining
[化] 维护; 保养
近义：keep, maintenance, subsistence, support, sustenance

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