[Optimism is] the obstinacy of maintaining that everything is best when it is worst.
— Voltaire
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n. 樂(lè)觀;樂(lè)觀主義;
?? optim最好+ism主義 →樂(lè)觀主義
"He radiated self-confidence and optimism."
他顯得自信樂(lè)觀。
近義：hopefulness, positiveness, sanguineness
反義：malism, miserabilism, negativeness, negativity, futilitarianism
n. 倔強(qiáng), 頑固, 固執(zhí)行為, (疼痛等)難治
近義：inflexibility, intolerance, intractability, intransigence, mulishness, obduracy
反義：acceptance, sufferance, tolerance, toleration, admittance
adj. 最好的( good和well的最高級(jí));最愉快的;最幸福的;最合適的;
adv. 最好地;最出色地;最高標(biāo)準(zhǔn)地;
n. 佼佼者;（個(gè)人的）最高水平;最重要的優(yōu)越性;最好的東西，最合乎要求的事物;
vt. [口]打敗，勝過(guò);
"He is arguably the best actor of his generation."
按理他是他那一代中最優(yōu)秀的演員。
近義：master, outgo, outmatch, outrange, outrank, outstrip
反義：badder, baddest, worse
adj. 最差的;最嚴(yán)重的;最令人不滿的;最糟的;
n. 最壞的事情;最嚴(yán)重的事;
adv. 最壞;最糟;最嚴(yán)重;
vt. 勝過(guò)，擊敗;
"It was possibly their worst performance ever."
這也許是他們迄今為止最糟糕的表現(xiàn)。
近義：master, overcome, overpower, pip, thrash, vanquish
反義：mint, optimal, optimum, preferable, superior, better