厌世 (yàn shì) — to be world-weary; to be disillusioned with life; misanthropy
Definition
厌世 (yàn shì) means a deep weariness or disillusionment with life — a literary, philosophical state, not casual sadness. Pairs with nouns like 情绪 ('mood') and is the term used to discuss 哲学家 and 文学 themes.
verb
to be world-wearyto be disillusioned with lifemisanthropy
Examples
- ，。Tā zài jīng lì le zhū duō cuò zhé hòu, chè dǐ yàn le shì.He became completely disillusioned with the world after experiencing many setbacks.
- 厌世。Tā xiě de zuò pǐn chōng mǎn le yàn shì qíng xù.The works he writes are filled with a world-weary mood.
- 厌世。yàn shì Shì xǔ duō zhé xué jiā tàn tǎo de huà tí.World-weariness is a topic explored by many philosophers.
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