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

• 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。
• Tian Pingzuo of escapism mentality in me expose the very perfect, I hate reality.
  天平座的逃避现实的心态在我身上展露的很完美，我讨厌现实。
• 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；
• Isn't there room for a bit of escapism?
  难道就不能有一点空间让我们逃避现实吗？
• After a busy week at work, we all crave escapism and some "me time", and it is clear women prefer to spend theirs with girlfriends than partners.
  在忙碌工作了一周后，我们都渴望逃离，拥有一些‘私人专属时间’，显然女人们更喜欢和闺蜜而不是和另一半一起度过这些‘私人专属时间’。
• 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。
• He refused to pander to nostalgia and escapism ( New York Times)
  他拒绝迎合怀旧心理和逃避主义（纽约时报）
• By skirting that truth, "house of cards", for all its dramatic tension and clever dialogue, amounts to a kind of Washingtonian escapism.
  《纸牌屋》用表演张力和巧妙的对白掩盖了事实，算是一种华盛顿人的逃避主义吧。
• The child, facing stress of hospitalization, used coping behaviors that included regression and escapism.
  学龄前期的儿童，面对住院压力最易生成退化、逃避等因应行为。
• The absence in much modern society of religious faith, patriotism or any serious set of philosophical beliefs leaves a vacuum that is often filled by sheer self-indulgence, escapism and nihilism and frequently fuelled by drink and drugs.
  现代社会大多缺乏宗教信仰、爱国主义精神或其他严肃的哲学信念，由此留下的真空通常会由彻底的自我放纵、逃避现实和虚无主义来填满，而且经常是在酒精和毒品的驱动下。