Ally

Cautiously optimistic

發佈時間: 2015/12/03

世上有太多事情不在我們的控制範圍之內,事情是好是壞、怎樣發展或許只能盡人事、聽天命;但這不代表要悲觀(pessimistic),而是持審慎樂觀(cautiously optimistic)的態度。Pessimistic和optimistic是反義詞,一負一正。Optimistic的字首opti-源自拉丁文optimus。Optimus指the best,同樣以opti-起首的optimal,就是指the best or the most favourable(最好或最有利),如the optimal temperature(最佳溫度)、the optimal amount(最佳分量)。

Pessimistic和optimistic這對反義詞,運用起來文法一樣,都是常用to be/ feel pessimistic/ optimistic about something(對某事悲觀/樂觀),或者to be pessimistic/ optimistic that something...(悲觀/樂觀地認為某事……)。例句:He is deeply pessimistic about his promotion prospect in this company.(他對在這家公司晉升的前景深感悲觀。)He is optimistic that the restaurant's profit will double this year.(他樂觀地認為餐廳今年將有雙倍利潤。)

撰文: Ally 最漂亮英文專業老師
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