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单词 defeatism
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
de•feat•ism /dɪˈfitɪzəm/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. the attitude of a person who expects defeat and thinks that further struggle is useless and hopeless:defeatism in the face of likely losses.
de•feat•ist, n. [countable], adj. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
de•feat•ism  (di fē′tiz əm),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. the attitude, policy, or conduct of a person who admits, expects, or no longer resists defeat, as because of a conviction that further struggle or effort is futile;
    pessimistic resignation.
  • defeat + -ism, modeled on French défaitisme 1915–20

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
defeatism /dɪˈfiːtɪzəm/ n
  1. a ready acceptance or expectation of defeat

deˈfeatist n , adj
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