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

• 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。
• This paper focuses on the expatriates'tendency of alcoholism and escapism, and aims to demonstrate the relationship between this tendency and their lostness.
  本论文的重点在移民的酗酒和逃避倾向，旨在找出两者之间的联系以及这两者同“迷惘”的关系。
• 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。
• But there is such a thing as escapism for adults.
  其实有一种东西是供成人逃避现实用的。
• 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。
• But I'm not aware of any other nation where fantasy, escapism and the cyber world have fused with such intensity.
  但有些国家我不清楚。在那些国家里，幻想，逃避现实和网络是如此得紧张。
• 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。
• 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）
• 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？