cynic
/ˈsɪnɪk/noun
1
- a person who believes that people are motivated purely by self-interest rather than acting for honourable or unselfish reasons愤世嫉俗者; 玩世不恭者：
some cynics thought that the controversy was all a publicity stunt
有些愤世嫉俗者认为这场争论纯属炒作。
1.1
- a person who questions whether something will happen or whether it is worthwhile怀疑论者：
the cynics were silenced when the factory opened.
当工厂开业时怀疑论者没话说了。
派生词
cynicism
noun词源
mid 16th cent. (in sense 2)： from Latin cynicus, from Greek kunikos; probably originally from Kunosarges, the name of a gymnasium where Antisthenes taught, but popularly taken to mean 'doglike, churlish', kuōn, kun-, 'dog' becoming a nickname for a Cynic.