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cynical adj.愤世嫉俗的；悲观的；恶意的 (1) 她变得对生活更加愤世嫉俗。(2) 他那愤世嫉俗的态度让我们惊奇。(3) 抱着那种愤世嫉俗的观点, 他不相信任何人。(4) 小说把主人公描写成一个悲观的机会主义者。(5) 那个足球队员恶意犯规把对方绊倒了。 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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英 ['sɪnɪkl] 美 ['sɪnɪkl] (1) She is getting more cynical about life.(2) His cynical attitude gave us a surprise.(3) With that cynical outlook, he doesn't trust anyone.(4) The story depicts the hero as a cynical opportunist.(5) The footballer brought down his opponent with a cynical foul. If you think public officials are nothing but a bunch of greedy buffoons, you have a cynical attitude about politics. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]认为世人皆自私的；愤世嫉俗的 If you describe someone as cynical, you mean they believe that people always act selfishly. ...his cynical view of the world.他那愤世嫉俗的世界观cynicallyAs one former customer said cynically, 'He's probably pocketed the difference!'正如一位愤世嫉俗的旧主顾所说的那样，“他很可能把差额塞进了自己的腰包！”2[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](对成功或人的真善)怀疑的，悲观的 If you are cynical about something, you do not believe that it can be successful or that the people involved are honest.   [usu v-link ADJ]It's hard not to be cynical about reform...很难相信改革会成功。It has also made me more cynical about relationships.这也使得我愈加不相信爱情。

英语单词	cynical
英美音标	英 ['sɪnɪkl] 美 ['sɪnɪkl]
中文释义	adj.愤世嫉俗的；悲观的；恶意的
英语例句	(1) She is getting more cynical about life. (2) His cynical attitude gave us a surprise. (3) With that cynical outlook, he doesn't trust anyone. (4) The story depicts the hero as a cynical opportunist. (5) The footballer brought down his opponent with a cynical foul.
中文例句	(1) 她变得对生活更加愤世嫉俗。 (2) 他那愤世嫉俗的态度让我们惊奇。 (3) 抱着那种愤世嫉俗的观点, 他不相信任何人。 (4) 小说把主人公描写成一个悲观的机会主义者。 (5) 那个足球队员恶意犯规把对方绊倒了。
vocabulary简明	If you think public officials are nothing but a bunch of greedy buffoons, you have a cynical attitude about politics.
vocabulary扩展	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.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]认为世人皆自私的；愤世嫉俗的 If you describe someone as cynical, you mean they believe that people always act selfishly. ...his cynical view of the world. 他那愤世嫉俗的世界观 cynically As one former customer said cynically, 'He's probably pocketed the difference!' 正如一位愤世嫉俗的旧主顾所说的那样，“他很可能把差额塞进了自己的腰包！” 2 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](对成功或人的真善)怀疑的，悲观的 If you are cynical about something, you do not believe that it can be successful or that the people involved are honest. [usu v-link ADJ] It's hard not to be cynical about reform... 很难相信改革会成功。 It has also made me more cynical about relationships. 这也使得我愈加不相信爱情。

Cynical People Attitude Greek Word Adj Graded 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词 英

Cynical People Attitude Greek Word Adj Graded 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词英