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fatalistic

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++fa·tal·is·tic /ˌfeɪtlˈɪstɪk◂/ adjective  PREVENTbelieving that there is nothing you can do to prevent events from happening 宿命论的 fate a fatalistic approach to life 宿命论的人生观fatalistically /-kli/ adverb
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fatalisticEmma was fatalistic about her future.The fatalistic apathy that this creates becomes a part of the induced passivity that I have seen in thousands of illiterate adults.An unfamiliar note of fatalistic caution.Her ongoing ordeal is hardly a picnic, but her fatalistic humor gets her through.They get the argument out of a tight corner, and make for a less fatalistic scenario.Graduates who attend them seem to be becoming increasingly fatalistic that they will go away empty-handed.This ambivalence may regress into a fatalistic view of herself and her future.
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fatalistic
fatalistic /ˌfeɪtlˈɪstɪk◂/ adjective
believing that there is nothing you can do to prevent events from happening ⇨ fate:
    a fatalistic approach to life
—fatalistically /-kli/ adverb


fa·tal·is·ticBrE /ˌfeɪtəˈlɪstɪk/ 🔊NAmE /ˌfeɪtəˈlɪstɪk/ 🔊 adjectiveshowing a belief in fate and feeling that you cannot control events or stop them from happening 宿命论的;听天由命的 fa·tal·is·tic·al·ly BrE /ˌfeɪtəˈlɪstɪkli/ 🔊NAmE /ˌfeɪtəˈlɪstɪkli/ 🔊 adverb