realism

現実主義、現実的な考え方

願望にとらわれず、事実を受け入れて実際に可能なことを考える姿勢。

やさしい英語で： Accepting facts and thinking about what is actually possible, rather than what you wish were true.

• We need some realism here.
• Her realism helped us make a workable plan.
• He balanced optimism with realism about the costs.

使い方： realism about something (We need more realism about what we can afford.)

類義語： practicality, pragmatism

反対語： idealism

よく使う表現： political realism, dose of realism, realism about something, show some realism

写実性、リアリズム

特に芸術や物語で、人や場所、出来事を現実の姿に即して表すこと。

やさしい英語で： Showing people, places, or events as they are in real life, especially in art or stories.

• The film's realism impressed me.
• Her paintings combine realism with bright, unusual colours.
• Small details add realism to the story.

類義語： lifelikeness, verisimilitude

よく使う表現： photographic realism, social realism, realism in art, sense of realism