Fatalism is the belief that what will happen is already fixed, so your choices cannot really steer it.

Fatalism is是 the belief that一種相信 what will happen將發生的事 is already fixed早就已經定了 so your choices所以你的選擇 cannot really steer it其實無法真正左右它

A person with this outlook does not say, ‘Let’s change the plan.’ They say, in one way or another, ‘It was always going to be like this.’ In philosophy it is a serious idea about fate and freedom.

A person with this outlook抱持這種想法的人 does not say不會說 'Let's change the plan.'「我們改變計畫吧」 They say, in one way or another他們多半會用某種方式說 'It was always going to be like this.'「反正本來就會這樣」 In philosophy在哲學裡 it is a serious idea這是一個嚴肅議題 about fate and freedom關於命運和自由

In ordinary talk it is often a mood after bad news — a flood, a war, a failed exam — when people feel that trying is pointless. It can sound calm, even wise; though actually it can also become an excuse for doing nothing, and other people may hear it as giving up.

In ordinary talk在日常說話裡 it is often a mood它常常是一種情緒 after bad news — a flood, a war, a failed exam壞消息之後——水災、戰爭、考試考砸 when people feel that trying is pointless這時候人們會覺得努力也沒有用 It can sound calm, even wise它聽起來可能很平靜、甚至顯得有智慧 though actually不過其實 it can also become an excuse for doing nothing它也可能變成什麼都不做的藉口 and other people may hear it as giving up別人聽起來也可能覺得是在放棄

It is an abstract noun for a belief or an attitude, not for a death. Related words share the old ‘fate’ root, but fatal in modern English usually means ‘causing death’, which is a neighbouring idea, not the same one.

It is an abstract noun它是個抽象名詞 for a belief or an attitude指的是一種信念或態度 not for a death不是指一場死亡 Related words share the old 'fate' root相關的字都共用古老的「fate」字根 but fatal in modern English但現代英文裡的fatal usually means 'causing death'通常是指「會致死」 which is a neighbouring idea這是相鄰的概念 not the same one不是同一個

You will hear fatalism in essays, news, and quiet conversation when someone describes a whole way of looking at life.

You will hear fatalism你會聽到fatalism in essays, news, and quiet conversation在文章、新聞和安靜的對話裡 when someone describes這是有人在描述 a whole way of looking at life一整套看待人生的方式的時候