realist

名词 realist:

1. a philosopher who believes that universals are real and exist independently of anyone thinking of them
2. a person who accepts the world as it literally is and deals with it accordingly
3. a painter who represents the world realistically and not in an idealized or romantic style

1. Romanian-born sculptor who settled in Paris in1904. He broke sharply with the realist tradition, making abstract sculptures, chiefly in metal and stone, of great geometric simplicity.
   布兰诺西，康斯坦丁1876－1957罗马尼亚裔雕刻家，于1904年定居于巴黎。他鲜明地打破现实主义传统，主要用金属和石头为材料创作了极简单明快的几何造型的抽象雕塑
2. I'm a realist I know you can't change people's attitudes overnight.
   我是实事求是的人－－知道不可能在一夜之间改变人们的看法。

re.al.ist

n.（名词）
One who is inclined to literal truth and pragmatism.
现实主义者：注重确确实实的事实和实用的人
A practitioner of artistic or philosophic realism.
唯实论者，实在主义者：艺术或哲学唯实论或实在论的实践者