| 单词 | cynical |
| 释义 | cynical (once / 895 pages) adj If you think public officials are nothing but a bunch of greedy buffoons, you have a cynical attitude about politics. 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. WORD FAMILYcynical: cynically+/cynic: cynical, cynics USAGE EXAMPLESThis looks like little more than a cynical ploy to stoke public antipathy to federal regulation. Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) The US State Department described the attack as “heinous” and the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, said it was “hard to imagine a more cynical crime”. The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) Russian President Vladimir Putin condemned the "cynical" murder of civilians. BBC(Jan 01, 2017) adj believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others Syn misanthropic, misanthropical distrustful having or showing distrust |
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