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overcome existential angst

/ˌoʊvərˈkʌm ˌɛɡzɪˈstɛnʃəl æŋst/
verb phrase★高级💡 战胜存在焦虑
正式

通过心理或哲学思考的方式克服对生命意义和虚无的深层焦虑

Many artists create work to channel their existential angst into creativity.

许多艺术家通过创作将存在焦虑转化为创造力。

Reading philosophy helped him reframe his existential angst as a source of motivation.

阅读哲学帮助他重新构想存在焦虑,将其视为动力来源。

💡

强调对生命意义、死亡或虚无的深层思考所引发的焦虑,需通过意义建构或行动来克服。

搭配

confront existential angst直面存在焦虑alleviate existential angst缓解存在焦虑existential angst drives creativity存在焦虑驱动创造力

同义词

confront mortalitygrapple with meaninglessnessresolve nihilistic dread

反义词

succumb to despairignore existential questions

相关短语

existential crisis短语
存在危机
find meaning in life短语
寻找生命意义
Sartre's existentialism短语
萨特的存在主义

💡专业提示

区分'angst'与'fear'

'angst'指对生命本身的模糊焦虑(如虚无、死亡),而'fear'多指具体可预见的威胁(如害怕蛇)。'existential angst'强调对存在本质的思考导致的焦虑。

⚡黄金法则

使用场景

适用于讨论个体对生命意义、死亡或自由的思考时产生的焦虑,而非日常烦恼。例如:'面对失业时,他感受到强烈的存在焦虑。'

📖词源

组合词:'overcome'(克服)+ 'existential'(存在的)+ 'angst'(德语词源,意为焦虑或忧虑)。'angst'在20世纪初通过德语哲学(如存在主义)传入英语,后与'existential'结合,用于描述对生命意义的深层焦虑。

📝用法说明

常用于心理学、哲学或文学语境,强调通过积极行动或意义建构来应对焦虑。非正式场合可简化为'克服存在焦虑'。

单词拆解

overcome
克服,战胜
verb
+
existential
存在的,关于存在意义的
adjective
+
angst
焦虑,忧虑(德语词源)
noun
英汉词典

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