音标:['sinik] ;
n. 犬儒学派的人, 玩世不恭的人, 愤世嫉俗者, 好挖苦人的人
a. 犬儒学派的
n. someone who is critical of the motives of others
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
词型变化:名词复数形式 : cynics
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cynic的用法和样例:

例句

用作名词(n.)
  1. I'm too much of a cynic to believe that he'll keep his promise.我太愤世嫉俗了,不能相信他会遵守诺言。
  2. 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。

词汇搭配

  • cynic愤世嫉俗者

经典引文

  • Cynics are only happy in making the world as barren to others as they have made it for themselves.

    出自:G. Meredith
【近义词】

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