Cynical
[ 'sɪnɪkl ]
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adj. 怀疑的;愤世嫉俗的;冷嘲的;见利忘义的;
💡 词根助记
cyn 狗 + ical ...的 → a.愤世嫉俗的,(对人性或动机)怀疑的
📝 例句
She's cynical about recovering her lost watch.
她不相信能找回丢失的手表。
At breakfast Lal had joined him in one or two cynical remarks.
中餐时，拉尔和他又相互说几句不冷不热的话。
She's cynical about recovering her lost watch.
她不相信能找回丢失的手表。
"Well, I've had a very bad time, Nick, and I'm pretty cynical about everything."
“唉，我一直很苦恼，尼克。我简直变成了一个愤世嫉俗的人了，对什么事都看不惯
Karkov was not cynical about those times either when he talked.
卡可夫谈起往事时也没对那些日子冷嘲热讽。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※谐音“戏你抠”:愤世嫉俗的人戏笑你抠门
※cy-拼音“苍蝇”,ni-拼音“你”,cal-谐音“口”:苍蝇在冷嘲讽刺你的嘴(口)
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
cynical
adj
1 of or like a cynic 愤世嫉俗的
a cynical remark, attitude, smile 愤世嫉俗的话语、 态度、 微笑
They've grown rather cynical about democracy, ie no longer believe that it is an honest system. 他们逐渐感到所谓民主制度也不过尔尔.
2 contemptuously selfish and concerned only with one's own interests 自私得为人所不齿的; 心中只有自己的
a cynical disregard for others' safety 只顾自己不顾他人安危的可耻行为
The footballer brought down his opponent with a cynical foul. 那个足球队员恶意犯规把对方绊倒了.
🔁 扩展释义
*['sinikәl]a. 愤世嫉俗的, 讽刺的, 冷嘲的
📖 同为「GMAT」词汇
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Now this is my idea of a good time!
这才是我所谓的享受！
The good seaman is known in bad weather.
坏天气才能认识良好的海员。
The English language possesses a vivid saying to describe this sort of situation.
英语中有一个生动的说法来形容这种情况。