While others were still arguing about theories, the pragmatists had already started looking for workable solutions.

pragmatists 是由名词 pragmatism（实用主义）加上后缀 -ist 构成的名词，表示"信奉某种主义或学说的人"。pragmatism 来自希腊语 pragma（行为、行动），强调实践和实际效果。 pragmatists 指"务实主义者"或"实用主义者"，这类人注重实际效果而非空谈理论，倾向于采取实际行动解决问题。