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. 悲觀;悲觀情緒;悲觀主義;
?? pessim最壞的+ism主義→往最壞的想 →悲觀主義
"There is a mood of pessimism in the company about future job prospects."
公司中有一種對工作前景悲觀的情緒。
近義：malism, miserabilism, negativeness, negativity, futilitarianism
反義：hopefulness, positiveness, sanguineness
n. 哲學;哲學體系，哲學思想;生活信條;哲理;
?? philo愛+sophy智慧→愛智慧→哲學
"the mechanistic philosophy that compares the brain to a computer"
將人腦比作電腦的機械論哲學
近義：ideology, conviction
n. 遵守者，觀察者;觀察團;觀察員;
?? ob 加強意義 + serv 保持+ er 表示人,行為的主動者，做某事的人 → n.觀察員，觀測者
"The old man was sent along as an observer."
那個老人被派作觀察員.
近義：watcher, beholder
prep. 在…上面;當…時候;
"It was a title bestowed upon him by the king."
那是國王賜給他的頭銜。
近義：above, atop, on, onto, over, o'er
prevalence
['prev?l?ns]
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."
他們對普遍存在的 反 政府情緒感到很吃驚.
近義：importance, influence, ascendancy, ascendency, authority, predominance
n. 希望，期望;希望的東西;被寄予希望的人或事物、情況;抱有希望的理由;
vt.& vi. 希望，期望;
vt. [俚語]相信，認為;
vi. 希望，盼望，期待;
?? 侯補”對員有 希望成為正式隊員
"He was a beacon of hope for the younger generation."
他是年輕一代的希望之燈。
近義：illusion, aspiration, reliance, trust, trustfulness, fantasy
反義：hopelessness, desperateness, desperation, despond, despondence, despondency