pessoptimist
名词 n.
英 /pɛsˈɒptɪmɪst/
美 /pɛsˈɑptɪmɪst/
英文释义
名词 n.
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A person who possesses elements of both pessimism and optimism.
— The paradoxical view of the dynamics of the situation explains the meaning of the word “pessoptimist,” coined from the partial merger of “optimist” and “pessimist.”
词形变化
词源
Blend of pessimist + optimist, coined by British translator Trevor LeGassick in his 1985 translation of Emile Habibi's 1974 Arabic-language novel The Secret Life of Saeed: The Pessoptimist.
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