pessimistic

pessimistisch

Schlechte Ereignisse erwartend oder glaubend, dass die Dinge schlecht ausgehen werden.

In einfachem Englisch: Expecting bad things to happen or believing that things will go badly.

• He is pessimistic about the future.
• Her letter sounded unusually pessimistic.
• Why are you so pessimistic about our chances?

So benutzt man es: pessimistic about something (She is pessimistic about finding a new job.)

Synonyme: negative, gloomy

Gegenteile: optimistic

Häufige Wendungen: pessimistic about something, pessimistic outlook, pessimistic view

pessimistisch

Auf dem schlechtesten Ergebnis beruhend, das realistischerweise eintreten könnte.

In einfachem Englisch: Based on the least favourable result that could reasonably happen.

• The pessimistic estimate puts repairs at six months.
• Even our pessimistic forecast predicts some growth.
• They used pessimistic assumptions when calculating future costs.

Synonyme: worst-case

Gegenteile: optimistic

Häufige Wendungen: pessimistic estimate, pessimistic scenario, pessimistic forecast

pessimistisch

Daten für Änderungen durch andere Programme sperrend, während ein Programm sie verwendet oder bearbeitet.

In einfachem Englisch: Keeping other programs from changing data while one program is using or changing it.

• The database uses pessimistic locking.
• Pessimistic concurrency prevents two transactions from changing the same record together.
• They switched to a pessimistic approach after repeated update conflicts.

Gegenteile: optimistic

Häufige Wendungen: pessimistic locking, pessimistic concurrency