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词汇 pessimistic
释义 pessimistic
adjective
uk /ˌpes.ɪˈmɪs.tɪk/ us /ˌpes.əˈmɪs.t̬ɪk/
B2
thinking that bad things are more likely to happen or emphasizing the bad part of a situation: 悲观的
The tone of the meeting was very pessimistic.会议的气氛非常悲观。
pessimistic aboutThe doctors are pessimistic (= not hopeful) about his chances of recovery.医生们对他康复的可能性表示悲观。
Synonym
gloomy(WITHOUT HOPE)
Opposite
optimistic
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Not hopeful
a road to nowhereidiom
be in a funkidiom
be on a hiding to nothingidiom
be on the road to nowhereidiom
bleakly
bleakness
dispiritedly
dispiritedness
dispiritingly
doom and gloom
doomed
downcast
hiding
hope
hopeless
hopelessly
hopelessness
undone
unhopeful
what are you going to do?idiom

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pessimistically

Examples of pessimistic


pessimistic
I think he is too pessimistic about what the surviving sermons themselves tell us.
In spite of this pessimistic assessment, there seems to be a theoretical possibility by which the output of a laser can be increased substantially.
On the other hand, the epidemiologists were generally the most pessimistic raters in all the panels.
This view is vindicated by the pessimistic interpretation of social choice that has just been described.
However, a less pessimistic picture evolves when considering existing networks that had overcome regional differences to some extent.
The tension is therefore between the emergence of a progress novel for the no-longer young and the pessimistic ' decline theory of life ' (1988 : xviii).
Notwithstanding the negative and pessimistic arguments and experiences mentioned, an old and persistent belief in man's inclination toward justice survived.
A more pessimistic scenario examines possible outcomes in the absence of energy saving technological change and backstops fuels.
But careful ecological-economic analysis might show my view of the potential of technological change to be too pessimistic.
I would like to suggest that the data in table 2 underestimate the amount of directive, pessimistic counseling.
One problem with using disaggregated data is the overly pessimistic tone of the contemporary literature.
The first direction is the utilization of multiple support thresholds with post-pruning methods such as database coverage and/or pessimistic error estimation.
The conclusion, in the fourth section, is partially but not entirely pessimistic.
The method used, holdout, is the most conservative, in that it maintains a pessimistic bias toward the results.
The conventional wisdom offers a pessimistic response to these questions.
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