Definition of optimism in English:

optimism

noun ˈɒptɪmɪz(ə)mˈɑptəˌmɪzəm

mass noun

1Hopefulness and confidence about the future or the success of something.
乐观
the talks had been amicable and there were grounds for optimism
会谈是友好的，有理由乐观。
Example sentencesExamples
- I think in the '60s there was a certain amount of optimism about the future in technology.
- I am filled with boundless enthusiasm, optimism, confidence, strength and love!
- At first, like other returning veterans, Frankie faces the future with optimism.
- Publicly, Saudi oil executives express optimism about the future of their industry.
- Eight years on and the band are now looking to the future with optimism, as Calum explains.
- Young officers like me could look forward to the future with confidence, hope and optimism.
- But taking the long view, there is cause for considerable optimism about the future of relations.
- I have genuine optimism for the future of Scotland as a must-visit destination.
- With this level of projected coverage, both the McDermotts and Tullow can look to the future with optimism.
- Worn down by the lack of sleep and the sickness, he lost all trace of optimism about his future.
- Princess Anne officially reopened Westbury Dairies offering words of hope and optimism for the future of the plant.
- By this standard at least, there are grounds for cautious optimism.
- The report states that there is a lot of optimism about the success of these projects.
- During past scientific breakthroughs and innovations, human society was guided by a sense of optimism about the future.
- I live in a world where I feel enormous optimism for the future.
- It does not inspire optimism for the future of economic development in Scotland.
- For me, it's a powerful metaphor for optimism and the future.
- Sixty pupils from two schools have joined forces to create a CD about life as a Bradfordian and their optimism for the future.
- There appears to be a lot of increasing optimism about the future price of oil.
- These two factors, Mr Speaker have motivated us to approach the future with great optimism.
Synonyms
hopefulness, hope, confidence, buoyancy, cheer, good cheer, cheerfulness, sanguineness, positiveness, positive attitude
2Philosophy
The doctrine, especially as set forth by Leibniz, that this world is the best of all possible worlds.
〔哲〕乐观主义（尤指莱布尼兹提出的学说，认为这个世界是所有可能的世界中最美好的）
Example sentencesExamples
- Candide, Voltaire's critique of optimism, is itself an ineliminably upbeat book.
- His early optimism was soon overshadowed by a radical doctrine of grace.
1. 2.1 The belief that good must ultimately prevail over evil in the universe.
  乐观主义
  Example sentencesExamples
  Subsequent wars and revolutions have made Kant's optimism unfashionable.
  I have great faith in optimism as a philosophy, if only because it offers us the opportunity of self-fulfilling prophecy.
  Natural theology was above all a counsel of optimism, a belief in the essential goodness of the Creator.

Origin

Mid 18th century: from French optimisme, from Latin optimum 'best thing' (see optimum).

Philosophers in the 18th century coined optimism for the theory that this is the best of all possible worlds. The word goes back to Latin optimum ‘best thing’. By the early 19th century it had gained wider currency, and was being used to mean a general tendency to hope for the best. The opposite, pessimism (from Latin pessimus ‘worst’), was also coined in the 18th century, when it meant ‘the worst possible state or condition’.

Definition of optimism in US English:

optimism

nounˈɑptəˌmɪzəmˈäptəˌmizəm

1Hopefulness and confidence about the future or the successful outcome of something.
乐观
the talks had been amicable and there were grounds for optimism
会谈是友好的，有理由乐观。
Example sentencesExamples
- Publicly, Saudi oil executives express optimism about the future of their industry.
- Eight years on and the band are now looking to the future with optimism, as Calum explains.
- But taking the long view, there is cause for considerable optimism about the future of relations.
- These two factors, Mr Speaker have motivated us to approach the future with great optimism.
- I live in a world where I feel enormous optimism for the future.
- At first, like other returning veterans, Frankie faces the future with optimism.
- For me, it's a powerful metaphor for optimism and the future.
- I think in the '60s there was a certain amount of optimism about the future in technology.
- I have genuine optimism for the future of Scotland as a must-visit destination.
- There appears to be a lot of increasing optimism about the future price of oil.
- I am filled with boundless enthusiasm, optimism, confidence, strength and love!
- Worn down by the lack of sleep and the sickness, he lost all trace of optimism about his future.
- By this standard at least, there are grounds for cautious optimism.
- Sixty pupils from two schools have joined forces to create a CD about life as a Bradfordian and their optimism for the future.
- Princess Anne officially reopened Westbury Dairies offering words of hope and optimism for the future of the plant.
- With this level of projected coverage, both the McDermotts and Tullow can look to the future with optimism.
- Young officers like me could look forward to the future with confidence, hope and optimism.
- During past scientific breakthroughs and innovations, human society was guided by a sense of optimism about the future.
- It does not inspire optimism for the future of economic development in Scotland.
- The report states that there is a lot of optimism about the success of these projects.
Synonyms
hopefulness, hope, confidence, buoyancy, cheer, good cheer, cheerfulness, sanguineness, positiveness, positive attitude
2Philosophy
The doctrine, especially as set forth by Leibniz, that this world is the best of all possible worlds.
〔哲〕乐观主义（尤指莱布尼兹提出的学说，认为这个世界是所有可能的世界中最美好的）
Example sentencesExamples
- His early optimism was soon overshadowed by a radical doctrine of grace.
- Candide, Voltaire's critique of optimism, is itself an ineliminably upbeat book.
1. 2.1 The belief that good must ultimately prevail over evil in the universe.
  乐观主义
  Example sentencesExamples
  Subsequent wars and revolutions have made Kant's optimism unfashionable.
  I have great faith in optimism as a philosophy, if only because it offers us the opportunity of self-fulfilling prophecy.
  Natural theology was above all a counsel of optimism, a belief in the essential goodness of the Creator.

Origin

Mid 18th century: from French optimisme, from Latin optimum ‘best thing’ (see optimum).

词汇	optimism
释义	Definition of optimism in English: optimism noun ˈɒptɪmɪz(ə)mˈɑptəˌmɪzəm mass noun 1Hopefulness and confidence about the future or the success of something. 乐观 the talks had been amicable and there were grounds for optimism 会谈是友好的，有理由乐观。 Example sentencesExamples I think in the '60s there was a certain amount of optimism about the future in technology. I am filled with boundless enthusiasm, optimism, confidence, strength and love! At first, like other returning veterans, Frankie faces the future with optimism. Publicly, Saudi oil executives express optimism about the future of their industry. Eight years on and the band are now looking to the future with optimism, as Calum explains. Young officers like me could look forward to the future with confidence, hope and optimism. But taking the long view, there is cause for considerable optimism about the future of relations. I have genuine optimism for the future of Scotland as a must-visit destination. With this level of projected coverage, both the McDermotts and Tullow can look to the future with optimism. Worn down by the lack of sleep and the sickness, he lost all trace of optimism about his future. Princess Anne officially reopened Westbury Dairies offering words of hope and optimism for the future of the plant. By this standard at least, there are grounds for cautious optimism. The report states that there is a lot of optimism about the success of these projects. During past scientific breakthroughs and innovations, human society was guided by a sense of optimism about the future. I live in a world where I feel enormous optimism for the future. It does not inspire optimism for the future of economic development in Scotland. For me, it's a powerful metaphor for optimism and the future. Sixty pupils from two schools have joined forces to create a CD about life as a Bradfordian and their optimism for the future. There appears to be a lot of increasing optimism about the future price of oil. These two factors, Mr Speaker have motivated us to approach the future with great optimism. Synonyms hopefulness, hope, confidence, buoyancy, cheer, good cheer, cheerfulness, sanguineness, positiveness, positive attitude 2Philosophy The doctrine, especially as set forth by Leibniz, that this world is the best of all possible worlds. 〔哲〕乐观主义（尤指莱布尼兹提出的学说，认为这个世界是所有可能的世界中最美好的） Example sentencesExamples Candide, Voltaire's critique of optimism, is itself an ineliminably upbeat book. His early optimism was soon overshadowed by a radical doctrine of grace. 2.1 The belief that good must ultimately prevail over evil in the universe. 乐观主义 Example sentencesExamples Subsequent wars and revolutions have made Kant's optimism unfashionable. I have great faith in optimism as a philosophy, if only because it offers us the opportunity of self-fulfilling prophecy. Natural theology was above all a counsel of optimism, a belief in the essential goodness of the Creator. Origin Mid 18th century: from French optimisme, from Latin optimum 'best thing' (see optimum). Philosophers in the 18th century coined optimism for the theory that this is the best of all possible worlds. The word goes back to Latin optimum ‘best thing’. By the early 19th century it had gained wider currency, and was being used to mean a general tendency to hope for the best. The opposite, pessimism (from Latin pessimus ‘worst’), was also coined in the 18th century, when it meant ‘the worst possible state or condition’. Definition of optimism in US English: optimism nounˈɑptəˌmɪzəmˈäptəˌmizəm 1Hopefulness and confidence about the future or the successful outcome of something. 乐观 the talks had been amicable and there were grounds for optimism 会谈是友好的，有理由乐观。 Example sentencesExamples Publicly, Saudi oil executives express optimism about the future of their industry. Eight years on and the band are now looking to the future with optimism, as Calum explains. But taking the long view, there is cause for considerable optimism about the future of relations. These two factors, Mr Speaker have motivated us to approach the future with great optimism. I live in a world where I feel enormous optimism for the future. At first, like other returning veterans, Frankie faces the future with optimism. For me, it's a powerful metaphor for optimism and the future. I think in the '60s there was a certain amount of optimism about the future in technology. I have genuine optimism for the future of Scotland as a must-visit destination. There appears to be a lot of increasing optimism about the future price of oil. I am filled with boundless enthusiasm, optimism, confidence, strength and love! Worn down by the lack of sleep and the sickness, he lost all trace of optimism about his future. By this standard at least, there are grounds for cautious optimism. Sixty pupils from two schools have joined forces to create a CD about life as a Bradfordian and their optimism for the future. Princess Anne officially reopened Westbury Dairies offering words of hope and optimism for the future of the plant. With this level of projected coverage, both the McDermotts and Tullow can look to the future with optimism. Young officers like me could look forward to the future with confidence, hope and optimism. During past scientific breakthroughs and innovations, human society was guided by a sense of optimism about the future. It does not inspire optimism for the future of economic development in Scotland. The report states that there is a lot of optimism about the success of these projects. Synonyms hopefulness, hope, confidence, buoyancy, cheer, good cheer, cheerfulness, sanguineness, positiveness, positive attitude 2Philosophy The doctrine, especially as set forth by Leibniz, that this world is the best of all possible worlds. 〔哲〕乐观主义（尤指莱布尼兹提出的学说，认为这个世界是所有可能的世界中最美好的） Example sentencesExamples His early optimism was soon overshadowed by a radical doctrine of grace. Candide, Voltaire's critique of optimism, is itself an ineliminably upbeat book. 2.1 The belief that good must ultimately prevail over evil in the universe. 乐观主义 Example sentencesExamples Subsequent wars and revolutions have made Kant's optimism unfashionable. I have great faith in optimism as a philosophy, if only because it offers us the opportunity of self-fulfilling prophecy. Natural theology was above all a counsel of optimism, a belief in the essential goodness of the Creator. Origin Mid 18th century: from French optimisme, from Latin optimum ‘best thing’ (see optimum).
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