/ˈri:əlɪst;(brit also 英亦作) ˈrɪə- ||; ˈriəlɪst; ˈrɪə-/noun[C] 1 a person who accepts the facts of a situation, and does not try to pretend that it is different 实事求是的人；现实主义者: I'm a realist -- I don't expect the impossible. 我是个实事求是的人，不会期望发生不可能的事。
2 an artist or writer who shows things as they really are 现实主义画家或作家