单词 | escapist |
释义 | escapist[ ih-skey-pist ] / ɪˈskeɪ pɪst / SEE SYNONYMS FOR escapist ON THESAURUS.COM nouna person who avoids reality by becoming absorbed in entertainment or fantasy:I, for one, am an escapist, so pondering whether an anime series is "looking out into the world" isn't something I concern myself with. a person who tries or manages to get out of captivity; an escape artist or escapee:In 1864, the celebrated prison escapist Hamilton tunneled his way to freedom with 60 other captured Union officers. adjectiveavoiding reality through entertainment or fantasy, or enabling people to do so:His childhood taste for cowboy adventures and escapist films like Tarzan gave way to an admiration for realist European directors. Origin of escapistescap(e) + -ist Words nearby escapistescape shaft, escape velocity, escapeway, escape wheel, escapism, escapist, escapologist, escapology, escargot, escarole, escarp Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for escapist |
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