optimist
gb/ˈɑptɪmɪst/ us/ˈɑptɪmɪst/
B2
Angielski
optimista
RZECZOWNIK
B2
1
optimista
B1
Schemat użycia:
[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.
Przykłady dla uczących się
My sister is an optimist.
A nővérem optimista.
He is an optimist about the future.
Ő optimista a jövőt illetően.
Częsty błąd:
Do not confuse optimist (person) with optimistic (adjective) or optimism (noun).
Znaczenie
person who expects good outcomes
Kolokacje
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
Synonimy
positive thinker (Emphasizes a habit of thinking positively.)
|
hopeful person (Focuses more on hope than on general positivity.)
Antonimy
pessimist (A person who expects bad outcomes.)
Tematy
emotions
|personality
|daily_life
Definicja
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.
RZECZOWNIK
C1
FORMAL
2
optimista
C1
Schemat użycia:
[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.
Znaczenie
supporter of optimism philosophy
Kolokacje
a philosophical optimist
|an optimist in the Enlightenment sense
|optimists and pessimists
|an optimist about human nature
Synonimy
believer in optimism (States the philosophical stance explicitly.)
Antonimy
philosophical pessimist (Believes the world is fundamentally bad or worsening.)
Tematy
philosophy
|beliefs
Definicja
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.
Gramatyka
Forma słownikowa
optimist
IPA
GB/ˈɑptɪmɪst/
US/ˈɑptɪmɪst/
Sylaby i akcent
op - tim - ist (3 sylaby)
Stress on 1st syllable (op)
Formy wyrazu
Noun
- Base: optimist
- Plural: optimists
Rodzina wyrazów
Forms
optimists
noun
Core family
Negative and opposite forms
Advanced or less common
overoptimistic
adjective
Wyrażenia
a born optimist
1/ə bˈɔɹn ˈɑptɪmɪst/
fixed phrase
naturally optimistic person
Someone who is naturally optimistic.
Przykłady
- 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.
Przykłady dla uczących się
- She is a born optimist.
cautious optimist
1/kˈɔʃəs ˈɑptɪmɪst/
fixed phrase
positive but careful
Someone who is hopeful but careful.
Przykłady
- 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.
Przykłady dla uczących się
- I am a cautious optimist about the exam.
eternal optimist
1/ɪtˈɚnəl ˈɑptɪmɪst/
fixed phrase
always positive person
Someone who is always optimistic.
Przykłady
- 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.
Przykłady dla uczących się
- 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.
Przykłady
- 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.
Przykłady dla uczących się
- 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.
Przykłady
- 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.
Przykłady dla uczących się
- 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.
Przykłady
- 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.
Przykłady dla uczących się
- The optimist in me thinks it will be OK.