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cynical

英 ['sɪnɪk(ə)l] 美 ['sɪnɪkl]

解释

adj. 愤世嫉俗的；冷嘲的

※ 提供单词"cynical"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

英文词源

cynical (adj.): 1580s, "resembling Cynic philosophers," from cynic + -al (1). By late 17c. the meaning had shaded into the general one of "critical, disparaging the motives of others, captious, sneering, peevish." Related: Cynically.

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例句和用法

1. This is a cynical manipulation of the situation for short-term political gain.: 这是为了获取短期政治利益而损人利己地对局势进行操纵。

2. He described the Foreign Office's decision as sickening and cynical.: 他称外交部的决议令人不齿、见利忘义。

3. Politics is clubby, careerist, and cynical.: 政治是排外的，充满野心的，只顾自己不顾他人的。

4. It's hard not to be cynical about reform.: 很难相信改革会成功。

5. Ridley viewed his work with a cynical detachment.: 里德利以一种吹毛求疵的超然态度看待他的作品。