PESSIMISM, n. A philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope and his unsightly smile.
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n. 悲观;悲观情绪;悲观主义;
💡 pessim最坏的+ism主义→往最坏的想 →悲观主义
"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。
近义：malism, miserabilism, negativeness, negativity, futilitarianism
反义：hopefulness, positiveness, sanguineness
n. 哲学;哲学体系，哲学思想;生活信条;哲理;
💡 philo爱+sophy智慧→爱智慧→哲学
"the mechanistic philosophy that compares the brain to a computer"
将人脑比作电脑的机械论哲学
近义：ideology, conviction
n. 遵守者，观察者;观察团;观察员;
💡 ob 加强意义 + serv 保持+ er 表示人,行为的主动者，做某事的人 → n.观察员，观测者
"The old man was sent along as an observer."
那个老人被派作观察员.
近义：watcher, beholder
prep. 在…上面;当…时候;
"It was a title bestowed upon him by the king."
那是国王赐给他的头衔。
近义：above, atop, on, onto, over, o'er
prevalence
['prevələns]
n. 流行;盛行;普遍;（疾病等的）流行程度;
"They were very surprised by the prevalence of anti - government sentiments."
他们对普遍存在的 反 政府情绪感到很吃惊.
近义：importance, influence, ascendancy, ascendency, authority, predominance
n. 希望，期望;希望的东西;被寄予希望的人或事物、情况;抱有希望的理由;
vt.& vi. 希望，期望;
vt. [俚语]相信，认为;
vi. 希望，盼望，期待;
💡 侯补”对员有 希望成为正式队员
"He was a beacon of hope for the younger generation."
他是年轻一代的希望之灯。
近义：illusion, aspiration, reliance, trust, trustfulness, fantasy
反义：hopelessness, desperateness, desperation, despond, despondence, despondency