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Cynical Worst Sneering Greek Word Sɪnɪkl Adj.怀疑人生价值的;讽刺的 Boys

Front cynical
Pron ['sɪnɪkl]
Back 【cynical】
adj.怀疑人生价值的;讽刺的
The boys made several cynical remarks to cover up their disappointment at being left out of the play.
男孩子们冷嘲热讽地来掩盖他们不被允许参加游戏的失望。
Vocab
cynicalbelieving the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others

If you think public officials are nothing but a bunch of greedy buffoons, you have a cynical attitude about politics.

A cynical person has a bleak outlook about others, always imagining that people are ruled by their worst instincts. H.L. Mencken was famous for saying cynical things like, "Nobody ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American public." The original Cynics were ancient Greek philosophers who never had a good word to say about anyone. The Greek word kynikos actually means "canine," maybe because all of that sneering seemed a little dog-like.

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