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optimism

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op·ti·mis·m /ˈɒptəmɪzəm $ ˈɑːp-/ ●●○ noun [uncountableU]  
EXPECTa tendency to believe that good things will always happen 乐观；乐观主义 OPP pessimism
grounds/cause/reason for optimism
 Recent results must give some cause for optimism.
近来的成绩一定会让人产生某些乐观情绪。
 There are grounds for cautious optimism.
有理由保持谨慎乐观。
mood/sense of optimism
 a new sense of optimism in the country
国内新出现的一种乐观主义情绪
optimism (that)
 There was optimism that an agreement could be reached.
有一种乐观情绪，认为能够达成一项协议。
optimism about
 I don’t share his optimism about our chances of success.
我对我们成功的希望不像他那样乐观。
n COLLOCATIONS
adverbs
great optimism
The team was in a mood of great optimism.
considerable optimism
These figures indicate that we can go into next year with considerable optimism.
cautious/guarded optimism (=the belief that a future situation will be good or better than before, although you cannot be not sure)
The U.N. sees cause for cautious optimism in what has been achieved so far.
He expressed guarded optimism about the company's future.
false optimism (=optimism based on wrong ideas or information)
In his speech he warned against false optimism about the immediate future.
initial/early optimism (=optimism that you feel at the start of a process, especially when it does not continue)
There was initial optimism about a breakthrough in relations between the two countries.
new/renewed optimism (=optimism that you start to feel again, after you stopped feeling it)
The new leadership has brought renewed optimism.
verbs
express optimism
Diplomats expressed optimism about the progress of the talks.
share somebody's optimism (=feel the optimism that someone else feels)
After so many problems, I found it hard to share his optimism.
optimism grows
His optimism grew as the time came nearer for his release.
optimism prevails/reigns (=optimism is the strongest feeling)
Despite the crisis, optimism prevailed.
phrases
be grounds/cause/reason for optimism
The lower crime figures are certainly grounds for optimism.
a mood/sense of optimism
A mood of optimism prevails in the White House.
a wave/surge of optimism (=a sudden strong feeling of optimism)
The team are riding a wave of optimism after their recent victory.
be (little/no) room for optimism (=have a possibility that things might get better)
There is little room for optimism in the current financial situation.
be full of optimism (=be feeling that good things will happen)
The 1970s began full of optimism and confidence about world development .
Examples from the Corpus
optimism• We liked Mr Clinton's energy and optimism, and we had endorsed him largely on the strength of them.• They always want the news to be good, and they want their leaders to represent their collective optimism.• Mr Major based his optimism on figures which showed factory output was rising.• We all bought his optimism, of course.• The new approach is generally supported by child support collectors, but some think Morales' optimism is unrealistic.• There is a mood of optimism among Socialist Party supporters tonight.• In a triumph of optimism over realism, the Fontis left New York for their vacation.• This is the optimism upon which all golf is rooted.• the optimism of the post-war period• the optimism of the postwar years• But before proceeding to optimism I have to introduce some harsh truths.
optimism (that)• More favourable demographics provide a second reason for optimism.• Her optimism, her joy of life in those last hours, had nourished the medical staff.• The new approach is generally supported by child support collectors, but some think Morales' optimism is unrealistic.• The gift of energy imparted by the young is stabilized and given reassurance by the quiet optimism of survivors.• His message is one of Reaganesque optimism, incongruously delivered in a Forbesian monotone.• That optimism was immediately contradicted by Haider's provocative comments.• Reagan can not be understood unless one accepts that he had this optimism from his head to his toes.• Another is that they have an in-built bias towards optimism, always looking on the bright side of life.
From Longman Business Dictionary
optimismop·ti·mis·m /ˈɒptəmɪzəmˈɑːp-/ noun [uncountableU]
a feeling or belief that things will get better or be more successful in the future
There is an air of optimism now in Taiwan.
optimism about
Shares gained from renewed optimism about interest-rate cuts.
Origin optimism
(1700-1800) French optimisme, from Latin optimum; → OPTIMUM
op·ti·mis·m noun →n COLLOCATIONS1
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