escapism

英 [ɪˈskeɪpɪzəm]

美 [ɪˈskeɪpɪzəm]

n.  逃避现实; 解脱方法

GRE

BNC.22454 / COCA.25197

牛津词典

noun

• 逃避现实；解脱方法
  an activity, a form of entertainment, etc. that helps you avoid or forget unpleasant or boring things
  1. the pure escapism of adventure movies
     惊险电影的纯娱乐性
  2. For John, books are a form of escapism .
     对约翰来说，看书是一种消遣形式。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 消遣;帮人逃避现实的事物
  If you describe an activity or type of entertainment asescapism, you mean that it makes people think about pleasant things instead of the uninteresting or unpleasant aspects of their life.
  1. Horoscopes are merely harmless escapism from an ever-bleaker world.
     占星术只不过是让人逃避越发令人沮丧的世界的无害消遣罢了。

英英释义

noun

• an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy
  1. romantic novels were her escape from the stress of daily life
  2. his alcohol problem was a form of escapism
  Synonym:escape

双语例句

• It's just escapism, obviously, but benevolent romanticism can be just as condescending as the malevolent kind& even when you surround it with pop-up ferns and floating mountains.
  很明显，这只是逃避现实，但是，就算你用自动跳起的蕨类植物和悬浮的山脉来环绕它，良性浪漫主义也可能和恶性的一样，是带着居高临下的姿态。
• Horoscopes are merely harmless escapism from an ever-bleaker world.
  占星术只不过是让人逃避越发令人沮丧的世界的无害消遣罢了。
• Japan is rich enough, bored enough with national ambition, strait-jacketed enough and gloomy enough to find immense attraction in playful escapism and quirky obsession.
  日本富得流油，厌倦了国家抱负，受到拘束，也很忧郁，这些因素足够其极其着迷于逃避现实的玩耍和古怪的事物。
• Drug-taking is a form of escapism for some people. stooping to contemptible methods to realize their ambitions;
  对有些人来说，吸毒是一种逃避现实的手段.为实现他们的野心而卑屈到采取可鄙的手段；
• Moral decline has also led to discontent, escapism, selfishness and an increase in suicides.
  道德沦丧还导致了不满、逃避现实、自私和自杀的增加。
• The pointed arches, exquisite gothic detailing and elaborate entrances create the feeling of escapism and a timeless sense of history.
  而那些尖拱、精美的哥特式细节和精心打造的大门让人沉浸在现实的逃避和历史的永恒感中。
• On the other hand, it can be a place of escapism, aggression and addiction.
  另一方面，这个游戏也是人们逃避问题，发泄情绪的方式，人们很容易沉迷其中。
• This, they said, was the dominant escapism at the fall of society, essential for those people who only valued entertainment while their world collapsed.
  老人们说这是社会灭亡时用于逃避现实的主要设施，这种设施对于那些天塌下来的时候还只重视娱乐的人来说是非常重要的。
• She regarded suicide as the ultimate act of escapism.
  她认为自杀是逃避现实的最终方式。
• During the Great Depression, movies did well because they were a cheap form of escapism.
  在大萧条时期，电影市场表现很好，因为这是“逃避主义”的廉价形式。