单词	cynic
释义	cyniccyn‧ic /ˈsɪnɪk/ ●○○ noun [countable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINcynic Origin: 1500-1600 Latin cynicus, from Greek kynikos ‘like a dog’, from kyon ‘dog’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS After all, the cynics pointed out, he was the seventeenth person to hold the office in seventeen years. But while cynics often serve as acute commentators, they seldom make for effective organizational leaders. Even the mouse and the cynic are constantly making an exhibition of themselves. Jasper, the cynic, shook his head. Some cynics might dismiss such statements as cosmic hyperbole. Two days later, despite the speculations of cynics, it was seen leaving again. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► hardened cynics  Even hardened cynics believe the meeting is a step towards peace. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB► say · Editorial Researchers - and cynics - say that research doesn't give answers but only throws up more questions.· Though cynics may say something else, long lunches are part of the job description for a working hack.· Nothing new there, cynics would say.· The cynics say you can only die once and either heart disease or cancer are likely to get you in the end.· For the cynic will always say that the scientists of the past simply feigned their belief in order to escape persecution.· Of course cynics may say that taking time could also be self-serving for those employed by a campaign. someone who is not willing to believe that people have good, honest, or sincere reasons for doing something:  Even hardened cynics believe the meeting is a step towards peace.—cynicism /-sɪzəm/ noun [uncountable]
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