| 单词 | fatalism |
| 释义 | fatalism (once / 3497 pages) n People who exhibit fatalism appear powerless to shape their own future: they believe only in fate. I sense the fatalism in you, but you CAN change things! You can see and hear the word "fate" in the word fatalism. It means "destiny" — the notion that all things are meant to be and that there is nothing you can do to change them. Someone "fatalistic" — who displays fatalism — sees life as a series of inevitable, predetermined events. Often, this term is used negatively to describe someone who refuses to try to shape their own lives or who gives up too easily. Fatalism may in fact be logical response to life, but that's no reason not to try to change things! WORD FAMILYfatalism: fatalisms, fatalist, fatalistic+/fatal: fataler, fatalest, fatalism, fatality, fatally, nonfatal/fatalist: fatalists/fatalistic: fatalistically/fatality: fatalities/nonfatal: nonfatally USAGE EXAMPLESIf not, then what path is there but nihilism, fatalism, and resignation? Slate(Dec 26, 2016) Seeing life and death as a lottery exacerbates the culture of fatalism, which is already deeply rooted in too many Islamic countries. The Guardian(Dec 21, 2016) Rather than assert his innocence or talk about justice, he offers a zigzagging meditation on the nature of fatalism. The New Yorker(Nov 27, 2016) 1n a philosophical doctrine holding that all events are predetermined in advance for all time and human beings are powerless to change them Hyper determinism (philosophy) a philosophical theory holding that all events are inevitable consequences of antecedent sufficient causes; often understood as denying the possibility of free will 2n a submissive mental attitude resulting from acceptance of the doctrine that everything that happens is predetermined and inevitable Hyper acceptance, credence the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true |
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