The optimist sees the rose and not its thorns; the pessimist stares at the thorns, oblivious of the rose.
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n. 玫瑰;粉红色;蔷薇(花);粉红色的葡萄酒;
adj. 玫瑰花的;玫瑰色的;粉红色的;带有玫瑰香味的;
vt. 使成玫瑰色,使(面颊)发红;使有玫瑰香味;
v. 起义( rise的过去式);升起;(数量)增加;休会;
💡 roseo-, ros- 表”玫瑰色”
"Voices rose in a crescendo and drowned him out."
人们讲话的声音越来越大,盖过了他的声音。
近义:pink, rosiness, showerhead, rosa, pinky, roseate
adj. 忘却的;健忘的;不注意的;不知道的;
💡 obliv忘记+ious....的 → 疏忽的
"He drove off, oblivious of the damage he had caused."
他车开走了,没有注意到他所造成的损害。
近义:unmindful, forgetful, absorbed, abstracted, unknowing, bemused
pessimist
['pesimist;'pesəmist]
n. 悲观主义者,悲观者;厌世者;
"You don't have to be a pessimist to realize that we're in trouble."
不是悲观论者也能意识到我们有了麻烦。
近义:defeatist, doomsayer, fatalist
n. 乐观主义者;乐天派;
"Pete, ever the optimist, said things were bound to improve."
一向乐观的皮特说,事情必定是会好转的.
📜 Kahlil Gibran 的更多名言
"If you cannot work with love but only with distaste, it is better that you should leave your work."