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。
For many adults, Graham says, the enjoyment of reading YA books has to do with escapism, instant gratification, and nostalgia.
格林汉姆认为，许多成年人对这些青少年读物的喜爱，跟他们逃避现实、满足当下和怀旧心理有关。
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。
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）
On the other hand, it can be a place of escapism, aggression and addiction.
另一方面，这个游戏也是人们逃避问题，发泄情绪的方式，人们很容易沉迷其中。
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。
During the Great Depression, movies did well because they were a cheap form of escapism.
在大萧条时期，电影市场表现很好，因为这是“逃避主义”的廉价形式。
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。
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。
Everyone all have a fond dream, but dreams to be not an escapism, it is the target making great efforts, the direction advancing bravely.
每个人都有梦想，而梦想不是空想，它是努力的目标，奋进的方向。