People mostly use escapist about films, books, games, and holidays that let you forget the hard or boring parts of real life for a short time. You come home tired, you put on a superhero film or a light novel, and for a while the bills and the news are not in the room. That kind of fun is escapist.

People mostly use escapist大家大多把 escapist 用在 about films, books, games, and holidays電影、書、遊戲和假期上 that let you forget the hard or boring parts of real life讓你暫時忘記現實生活中辛苦或無聊的部分 for a short time一小段時間. You come home tired你拖著累累的身體回家, you put on a superhero film or a light novel看一部超級英雄電影或一本輕鬆小說, and for a while the bills and the news are not in the room有一陣子帳單和新聞都不在你腦子裡. That kind of fun這種樂趣 is escapist就是 escapist.

It is not an insult by itself — though actually some critics say it with a little sniff, as if wanting to forget were a weak thing. Plenty of ordinary people want exactly that, and they are not ashamed.

It is not an insult by itself這個字本身不是罵人的話 — though actually不過其實 some critics say it with a little sniff有些評論家講起來會帶點嗤之以鼻, as if wanting to forget were a weak thing好像想逃避現實是件軟弱的事. Plenty of ordinary people want exactly that很多普通人就是想要這樣, and they are not ashamed也不覺得丟臉.

As a noun, an escapist is someone who does this a lot, who would rather stay inside the story than face the day; that noun feels a bit cooler and more judging than the adjective.

As a noun當名詞用時, an escapist is someone who does this a lotescapist 是指常常這樣做的人, who would rather stay inside the story than face the day寧可待在故事裡也不想面對現實的一天; that noun feels a bit cooler and more judging than the adjective這個名詞用法感覺比形容詞更冷、更帶批評.

Formal writing likes the word. In everyday talk people more often say they needed something light, or a break.

Formal writing likes the word正式的文章喜歡用這個字. In everyday talk在日常對話裡, people more often say大家比較常說 they needed something light他們需要一點輕鬆的東西, or a break或需要休息一下.