optimist
gb/ˈɑptɪmɪst/ us/ˈɑptɪmɪst/
B2
Angličtina
optimista
PODSTATNÉ JMÉNO
B2
1
optimista
B1
Vzorec užití:
[someone] is an optimist
She’s an optimist, so she believes the team can still win.
Ő optimista, ezért hisz benne, hogy a csapat még nyerhet.
Even after the setback, he stayed an optimist about the future.
Még a visszaesés után is optimista maradt a jövőt illetően.
I’m not an optimist, but I do think things will improve.
Učební příklady
My sister is an optimist.
A nővérem optimista.
He is an optimist about the future.
Ő optimista a jövőt illetően.
Častá chyba:
Do not confuse optimist (person) with optimistic (adjective) or optimism (noun).
Význam
person who expects good outcomes
Kolokace
an optimist by nature
|a natural optimist
|a lifelong optimist
|an eternal optimist
|an incurable optimist
|a cautious optimist
|the optimist in me
|remain an optimist
|be an optimist about [something]
|a realist and an optimist
Synonyma
positive thinker (Emphasizes a habit of thinking positively.)
|
hopeful person (Focuses more on hope than on general positivity.)
Antonyma
pessimist (A person who expects bad outcomes.)
Témata
emotions
|personality
|daily_life
Definice
Someone who usually thinks things will be good.
A person who usually expects good things to happen and tends to see situations in a positive way.
PODSTATNÉ JMÉNO
C1
FORMAL
2
optimista
C1
Vzorec užití:
[someone] is an optimist about [the world/life]
As an optimist, she argued that human progress is inevitable.
Optimistaként azzal érvelt, hogy az emberi haladás elkerülhetetlen.
The essay contrasts the optimist’s worldview with the pessimist’s.
Az esszé az optimista világnézetét állítja szembe a pesszimistáéval.
He was an optimist about human nature, despite the evidence he discussed.
Význam
supporter of optimism philosophy
Kolokace
a philosophical optimist
|an optimist in the Enlightenment sense
|optimists and pessimists
|an optimist about human nature
Synonyma
believer in optimism (States the philosophical stance explicitly.)
Antonyma
philosophical pessimist (Believes the world is fundamentally bad or worsening.)
Témata
philosophy
|beliefs
Definice
Someone who believes the world is basically good.
A person who holds the philosophical view that reality is ultimately good or that the world tends toward the best possible outcome.
Gramatika
Slovníkový tvar
optimist
IPA
GB/ˈɑptɪmɪst/
US/ˈɑptɪmɪst/
Slabiky a přízvuk
op - tim - ist (3 slabiky)
Stress on 1st syllable (op)
Tvary slova
Noun
- Base: optimist
- Plural: optimists
Příbuzná slova
Forms
optimists
noun
Core family
Negative and opposite forms
Advanced or less common
overoptimistic
adjective
Výrazy
a born optimist
1/ə bˈɔɹn ˈɑptɪmɪst/
fixed phrase
naturally optimistic person
Someone who is naturally optimistic.
Příklady
- She’s a born optimist—she gets excited about every new idea.
- He’s not a born optimist, but he tries to stay positive.
- As a born optimist, he assumed the delay would be short.
Učební příklady
- She is a born optimist.
cautious optimist
1/kˈɔʃəs ˈɑptɪmɪst/
fixed phrase
positive but careful
Someone who is hopeful but careful.
Příklady
- I’m a cautious optimist about the new plan, but we need more data.
- The coach was a cautious optimist after the team’s first practice.
- She described herself as a cautious optimist, not a blind believer.
Učební příklady
- I am a cautious optimist about the exam.
eternal optimist
1/ɪtˈɚnəl ˈɑptɪmɪst/
fixed phrase
always positive person
Someone who is always optimistic.
Příklady
- She’s an eternal optimist—she can find something good in any situation.
- As an eternal optimist, he thinks the project will work out somehow.
- Don’t worry; our eternal optimist will have a plan.
Učební příklady
- My dad is an eternal optimist.
glass-half-full optimist
1/ɡlˈæs hˈæf fˈʊl ˈɑptɪmɪst/
fixed phrase
sees positives in situations
Someone who sees the good side of things.
Příklady
- As a glass-half-full optimist, she treated the mistake as a chance to learn.
- He’s a glass-half-full optimist, so he sees the slow start as progress.
- I’m trying to be a glass-half-full optimist about the changes.
Učební příklady
- He is a glass-half-full optimist.
incurable optimist
1/ɪŋkjˈʊɹəbəl ˈɑptɪmɪst/
fixed phrase
cannot stop being optimistic
Someone who is always optimistic, even when it is hard.
Příklady
- He’s an incurable optimist—he thinks every interview will lead to a job offer.
- Call me an incurable optimist, but I still believe we can fix it.
- She laughed and said she was an incurable optimist.
Učební příklady
- I am an incurable optimist.
the optimist in me
1/ðə ˈɑptɪmɪst ˈɪn mˈi/
fixed phrase
my hopeful side
The part of me that feels hopeful.
Příklady
- The optimist in me says we’ll finish on time, but I’m not sure.
- The optimist in me wants to believe the meeting will go well.
- The optimist in me thinks they’ll call back today.
Učební příklady
- The optimist in me thinks it will be OK.