cynic
英 [ˈsɪnɪk]
美 [ˈsɪnɪk]
n. 认为人皆自私的人; 愤世嫉俗者; 悲观者; 怀疑者
复数：cynics
BNC.13920 / COCA.15462
牛津词典
noun
- 认为人皆自私的人；愤世嫉俗者
a person who believes that people only do things to help themselves, rather than for good or sincere reasons - 悲观者；怀疑者
a person who does not believe that sth good will happen or that sth is important- Cynics will say that there is not the slightest chance of success.
悲观的人会说根本不可能取得成功。
- Cynics will say that there is not the slightest chance of success.
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT 认为世人皆自私的人;愤世嫉俗者
Acynicis someone who believes that people always act selfishly.- I have come to be very much of a cynic in these matters.
在这些事上我变得相当愤世嫉俗。
- I have come to be very much of a cynic in these matters.
英英释义
noun
- someone who is critical of the motives of others
双语例句
- And one might argue, if one is a cynic, but rarely satisfied, most marriage is not like that.
有人会反驳，如果一个人很愤世嫉俗，而且很难满足，说很多婚姻不是这样的。 - It would take a special kind of cynic not to be impressed by the results.
想不被这样的成就影响，你需要有着格外愤世嫉俗的精神。 - Cynic is the member of a sect of ancient Greek philosophers.
犬儒学派是古代希腊哲学学派的成员。 - Now a cynic might retort that this all just reflects a wider malaise today.
怀疑论者可能会反驳说：这一切不过反映出如今一个更广泛的问题。 - Of course, a cynic might argue that this reverence for gold is also a social construct.
当然，愤世嫉俗的人可能会说，对黄金的崇拜也是一种社会建构（socialconstruct）。 - The cynic in me immediately concluded that this is simply another example of legislative capture by a wealthy constituency, specifically the publishing and motion picture industries.
在我看来，这仅是立法者被有钱的选民，尤其是出版行业和电影行业巨头收买的另一个例子。 - The cynic's response would be that the comparative advantage was largely illusory anyway and that the skills of bankers in New York, London and Zurich were so destructive that they scarcely merited the name.
愤世嫉俗者会这样回答：那种相对优势大体上是虚幻的，纽约、伦敦和苏黎世等地银行家的技能具有如此大的破坏性，他们几乎配不上这个名称。 - Personality quirks, but I never pegged you for a cynic.
有个性的怪癖，但是我从没当你是愤世嫉俗者。 - A cynic might say that is just a marketing slogan, but I actually believe that.
也许有人会嘲讽说这是营销口号，但是我们相信这是可以做到的。 - The philosopher replied rather contemptuously," I am Diogenes, the Cynic. "
哲学家轻蔑地回答说：“我是犬儒学者提奥奇尼斯。”