| 单词 | cynic |
| 释义 | cynic (once / 776 pages) n A cynic is someone who believes that humans are selfish and that they only do something if it will benefit themselves. Cynics criticize acts of kindness and will probably tease you if you help an old lady cross the street. Maybe you know a cynic or two. They like to criticize people and situations, especially if they think there’s a deeper motivation behind the more obvious one. Let’s say a friend borrows your car, and then he shows up later covered in grease and offers you a lollipop. If you’re a cynic, you’d suspect that your friend crashed your car and is trying to distract you with the delicious and sweet lollipop. And you might be right. WORD FAMILYcynic: cynical, cynics+/cynical: cynically USAGE EXAMPLESIt seems that our world as a result, is full of cynics and naysayers. New York Times(Jun 30, 2016) “Checked for tears. What a cynic,” I wrote in my notebook. Washington Post(Dec 20, 2016) In that corner of the locker room, though, you won’t find many cynics. Washington Post(Dec 09, 2016) n someone who is critical of the motives of others Syn|Hypo|Hyper faultfinder depreciator, detractor, disparager, knocker one who disparages or belittles the worth of something backbiter, defamer, libeler, maligner, slanderer, traducer, vilifierone who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libel hatemongerone who arouses hatred for others muckraker, mudslingerone who spreads real or alleged scandal about another (usually for political advantage) disagreeable person, unpleasant person a person who is not pleasant or agreeable Cynic (once / 16718 pages) n WORD FAMILY Cynic: Cynics USAGE EXAMPLESCynics might say this was propaganda, but why sneer at a show that portrayed an unapologetically stable America that kept going without being torn apart? Wall Street Journal(Nov 27, 2016) Cynics might say that humans, well on our way to trashing Earth, simply mean to ditch it for a new world to waste. Seattle Times(Nov 09, 2016) Cynics are entitled to wonder whether these and similar efforts are merely a way of putting a modern veneer on an old structure. Economist(Oct 27, 2016) n a member of a group of ancient Greek philosophers who advocated the doctrine that virtue is the only good and that the essence of virtue is self-control Hyper philosopher a specialist in philosophy |
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