Apedia

Cynical Adj Graded People 英[ˈsɪnɪkl 美[ˈsɪnɪkəl Adj.怀疑的;愤世嫉俗的;冷嘲的;见利忘义的 认为世人皆自私的;愤世嫉俗的 Describe

单词 cynical
音标
英[ˈsɪnɪkl] 美[ˈsɪnɪkəl]
解释
adj.怀疑的;愤世嫉俗的;冷嘲的;见利忘义的;
例句

ADJ-GRADED
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.
例:...his cynical view of the world.他那愤世嫉俗的世界观

ADJ-GRADED
(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.
例:It's hard not to be cynical about reform...很难相信改革会成功。
例:It has also made me more cynical about relationships.这也使得我愈加不相信爱情。
变形
adv:cynically~

Learn with these flashcards. Click next, previous, or up to navigate to more flashcards for this subject.

Next card: Cynicism n-uncount belief people 英['sɪnɪsɪzəm 美[ˈsɪnɪˌsɪzəm n.讥笑,讥讽的言词;愤世嫉俗;玩世不恭;犬儒哲学,犬儒主义 认为世人皆自私的观念;愤世嫉俗

Previous card: Cynic 英[ˈsɪnɪk 美[ˈsɪnɪk n.愤世嫉俗者,讽世者;犬儒学派的人;adj.愤世嫉俗的;犬儒学派的 n-count 认为世人皆自私的人;愤世嫉俗者 believes people

Up to card list: COCA words 16000 COCA词汇