意为“对某事/某物感到乐观;对……持乐观态度”。
其中:
optimistic 是形容词,意为“乐观的;抱有乐观看法的”;
about 是介词,引出“乐观的对象”(即“对什么事乐观”)。
基本结构为:主语 + be动词(随主语/时态变化) + optimistic about + 宾语
1、 be动词的变化:根据主语的人称(I/you/he/she/it/we/they)和时态(现在/过去/将来)调整,如:am/is/are/was/were/will be等。
2、 宾语的类型:
可接名词/代词(如:the future, results, it);
可接动名词(doing)(如:winning the game, solving the problem)。
1、 一般现在时(描述当前的乐观态度):
She is optimistic about the exam results.(她对考试结果很乐观。)
We are optimistic about our new business.(我们对新业务持乐观态度。)
2、 一般过去时(描述过去的乐观态度):
He was optimistic about the project's success at first.(起初他对项目的成功很乐观。)
They were optimistic about the weather for the picnic.(他们之前对野餐的天气很乐观。)
3、 一般将来时(描述未来可能的乐观态度):
I will be optimistic about my career if I get this job.(如果拿到这份工作,我会对自己的事业很乐观。)
4、 接动名词(乐观的对象是“做某事”):
Are you optimistic about passing the driving test?(你对通过驾照考试乐观吗?)
She's optimistic about starting her own company next year.(她对明年开自己的公司很乐观。)
反义词短语:be pessimistic about sth.(对……悲观)
例:He is no longer optimistic about the economy—now he's pessimistic about it.(他不再对经济乐观了——现在他对此很悲观。)
程度修饰:可加副词(如:very, quite, extremely)加强语气,如:
I'm very optimistic about our team winning the match.(我对我们队赢比赛非常乐观。)
"be optimistic about sth." 是表达“对某事物持乐观态度”的常用短语,核心是“be动词 + optimistic + about + 乐观的对象”,需注意时态和宾语的搭配。通过例句练习能更快掌握其用法~