cyn·ic

noun

/ˈsɪnɪk/

a person who believes that people only do things to help themselves, rather than for good or sincere reasons认为人皆自私的人；愤世嫉俗者
- Don’t be such a cynic!不要这样愤世嫉俗！
a person who does not believe that something good will happen or that something is important悲观者；怀疑者
- 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。

Word Originmid 16th cent. originally relating to a member of a school of ancient Greek philosophers founded by Antisthenes: from Latin cynicus, from Greek kunikos; probably originally from Kunosarges, the name of a school where Antisthenes taught, but popularly taken to mean ‘doglike, churlish’, kuōn, kun-, ‘dog’ becoming a nickname for a Cynic.

单词	cynic
释义	cyn·ic noun /ˈsɪnɪk/ /ˈsɪnɪk/ a person who believes that people only do things to help themselves, rather than for good or sincere reasons认为人皆自私的人；愤世嫉俗者 Don’t be such a cynic!不要这样愤世嫉俗！ a person who does not believe that something good will happen or that something is important悲观者；怀疑者 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。 Word Originmid 16th cent. originally relating to a member of a school of ancient Greek philosophers founded by Antisthenes: from Latin cynicus, from Greek kunikos; probably originally from Kunosarges, the name of a school where Antisthenes taught, but popularly taken to mean ‘doglike, churlish’, kuōn, kun-, ‘dog’ becoming a nickname for a Cynic.
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