Defeatist

释义 Definition

defeatist（名词/形容词）：失败主义者；失败主义的。指在困难或竞争中预先认定会失败、因此缺乏信心或斗志的人或态度。（也可更广泛指消极、悲观的心态。）

发音 Pronunciation

/ dɪˈfiːtɪst /

例句 Examples

I don’t want to be a defeatist, but this plan seems unrealistic.
我不想当失败主义者，但这个计划看起来不太现实。

His defeatist attitude spread through the team, undermining their confidence even before the match began.
他的失败主义态度在团队中蔓延，甚至在比赛开始前就削弱了大家的信心。

词源 Etymology

来自 defeat（失败、击败）+ -ist（表示“某种观点/立场的人”或“某类主义者”的后缀），字面意思就是“认为会失败的人/带有失败主义倾向的人”。该词常用于批评某种过早放弃、缺乏斗志的立场。

相关词 Related Words

• Pessimistic
• Cynical
• Resigned
• Discouraged
• Demoralized
• Fatalistic
• Optimistic
• Determined

文学作品 Literary Works

• George Orwell, Homage to Catalonia
• Ernest Hemingway, A Farewell to Arms
• Winston Churchill, The Second World War