A fatalist is a person, not a belief. The belief is fatalism; the fatalist is the one who holds it. They think events will happen as they are going to happen, and that there is little or nothing you can do to stop them.

A fatalist宿命論者 is a person, not a belief是一個人，不是一種信念 The belief這個信念 is fatalism叫做fatalism the fatalist宿命論者 is the one who holds it是抱持這個信念的人 They他們 think events will happen as they are going to happen認為事情會照著注定的樣子發生 and that there is little or nothing you can do to stop them而你幾乎或完全無法阻止

In real talk this may be a whole life-view, or just a shrug on a bad day: ‘If I don’t get the job, I don’t get the job.’ Some fatalists sound peaceful. Others sound tired.

In real talk在實際說話裡 this may be a whole life-view這可能是整套人生觀 or just a shrug on a bad day或只是壞日子裡的聳肩 ‘If I don't get the job, I don't get the job.’「如果我沒得到這份工作，那就沒得到吧」 Some fatalists有些宿命論者 sound peaceful聽起來很平靜 Others有些人 sound tired聽起來很累

You can be a bit of a fatalist about one thing (the weather, an exam, politics) without being one about everything. The word is a little formal, more at home in writing and careful speech than in the playground, but people do use it in conversation when they want to name someone’s attitude.

You你 can be a bit of a fatalist about one thing可以在某一件事上有點宿命論 (the weather, an exam, politics)（天氣、考試、政治） without being one about everything而不必對每件事都這樣 The word這個字 is a little formal, more at home in writing and careful speech than in the playground有點正式，比較常出現在寫作和謹慎的口語裡而不是操場上 but people do use it in conversation when they want to name someone's attitude但人們想形容某人的態度時確實會在對話裡用它

Though actually, accepting that some things are outside your control is ordinary wisdom; a fatalist goes further, and treats trying itself as mostly empty.

Though actually不過實際上 accepting that some things are outside your control is ordinary wisdom接受有些事不在你控制之內是很平常的智慧 a fatalist宿命論者 goes further走得更遠 and treats trying itself as mostly empty把「努力」這件事本身也看得幾乎沒有意義