resignationistn.adj.

Brit.

/ˌrɛzᵻɡˈneɪʃn̩ɪst/,

/ˌrɛzᵻɡˈneɪʃənɪst/, U.S.

/ˌrɛzəɡˈneɪʃənəst/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: resignation n., -ist suffix.

Etymology: < resignation n. + -ist suffix, after resignationism n.

Frequently depreciative.

A person who is habitually resigned to things; a believer in resignationism. Also as adj.

ΚΠ

1925 K. Burke Let. 14 Jan. in Sel. Corr. K. Burke & M. Cowley (1988) 167 The resignationist believes that he will eventually be abandoned, not by reason of a friend's or any enemy's malice, but by the nature of things.

1931 E. Wilson Axel's Castle viii. 257 All were pessimists, renunciants, resignationists, ‘tired of the sad hospital’ which earth seemed to them.

1972 Mod. Lang. Rev. 67 573 He is profoundly opposed to the resignationist idea that ‘fate’ must be left to run its course.

1995 L. S. Fever Varieties Sci. Experience ix. 195 Necessary for historical knowledge is the reformer's kind of ‘practical’ motive, not the antiquarian's, and not the resignationist's.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	resignationist
释义	resignationistn.adj. Brit. /ˌrɛzᵻɡˈneɪʃn̩ɪst/, /ˌrɛzᵻɡˈneɪʃənɪst/, U.S. /ˌrɛzəɡˈneɪʃənəst/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: resignation n., -ist suffix. Etymology: < resignation n. + -ist suffix, after resignationism n. Frequently depreciative. A person who is habitually resigned to things; a believer in resignationism. Also as adj. ΚΠ 1925 K. Burke Let. 14 Jan. in Sel. Corr. K. Burke & M. Cowley (1988) 167 The resignationist believes that he will eventually be abandoned, not by reason of a friend's or any enemy's malice, but by the nature of things. 1931 E. Wilson Axel's Castle viii. 257 All were pessimists, renunciants, resignationists, ‘tired of the sad hospital’ which earth seemed to them. 1972 Mod. Lang. Rev. 67 573 He is profoundly opposed to the resignationist idea that ‘fate’ must be left to run its course. 1995 L. S. Fever Varieties Sci. Experience ix. 195 Necessary for historical knowledge is the reformer's kind of ‘practical’ motive, not the antiquarian's, and not the resignationist's. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1925
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