Word · Frequency #14974
Fully loadedoptimist
乐观者；乐天派；乐观主义者
a person who tends to look on the bright side of things and expects good outcomes
- 1.
A person who expects a favourable outcome.
期待好结果的人。
- 2.
A small centreboard sailing dinghy designed to train and introduce young children into sailing.
一种小型中央板帆船,用于训练和引导儿童学习航海。
- 3.
A believer in optimism.
乐观主义者。
期待好结果的人。；一种小型中央板帆船,用于训练和引导儿童学习航海。；乐观主义者。；乐观者；乐观主义者
In use
My sister is an optimist, so she always sees the good side of a situation.
Optimists tend to focus on opportunities rather than problems.
Even when the plan failed, he stayed an optimist and tried again.
be an optimist
optimist 是可数名词，意为“乐观者、乐观主义者”。
She is an optimist.
她是个乐观主义者。
an optimist about sth
表示“对某事乐观”时，用 about 引出对象。
He is an optimist about the outcome.
他对结果持乐观态度。
an optimist by nature
by nature 表示“天生、本性上”。
She is an optimist by nature.
Connections
Collocations
- eternal optimist
- 永远的乐观主义者；乐天派
- Even after losing his job, he remained an eternal optimist.即使丢了工作，他依然是一个永远的乐观主义者。
- incurable optimist
- 无可救药的乐观主义者
- She's an incurable optimist who always sees the silver lining.她是个无可救药的乐观主义者，总能看到好的一面。
- born optimist
- 天生的乐观主义者
- My father is a born optimist and never dwells on setbacks.我父亲是个天生的乐观主义者，从不纠结于挫折。
- optimist by nature
- 生性乐观的人
- He is an optimist by nature, so he takes failures in stride.他生性乐观，所以能坦然面对失败。
- cautious optimist
- 谨慎的乐观主义者
- As a cautious optimist, she expects progress but prepares for delays.作为谨慎的乐观主义者，她期待进展，但也为延误做好准备。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记住 optimist 是“乐观者”：看到半杯水，他笑着说“还有半杯呢”，而不是“只剩半杯”。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常交流、一般书面语 optimist 是中性常用词，通常用于日常交流或一般书面语，指乐观、看事物积极一面的人；具体语气随语境略有变化。
Pronunciation & Spelling
没有常用词与 optimist 真正押韵。以下词都以 -ist 结尾，拼写相似，但重音元音不同：artist、chemist、dentist、tourist、scientist；pessimist 是 optimist 的反义词，但重音在 /ˈpes/，也不押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.