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cy.nic5sIn7Ikn [C]disapproving someone who does not trust or respect the goodness of other people and their actions, believing that people are interested only in themselves愤世嫉俗者,怀疑世间真善美的人I'm too much of a cynic to believe that he'll keep his promise.我太怀疑这世间的一切,因而不相信他会遵守诺言。A cynic might say that the government has only taken this measure because it is concerned about its declining popularity.一位愤世嫉俗者会说政府之所以采取这项措施仅仅是对政府信任度下降趋势的关注。"What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing." (from the play Lady Windermere's Fan by Oscar Wilde, 1892)“什么样的人是愤世嫉俗者呢? 是一个知道一切东西的价格而不知道任何一件东西的价值的人。”(王尔德《温德米尔夫人的扇子》)
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