cynical
US
UK cynical adj: (seeing people as self-interested)
SC 认为人皆自私的
James is so cynical; he doesn't even trust people in the Peace Corps.
cynical adj: (self-interested)
SC 自私的 zì sī de
Her charity appearances are just a cynical ploy to get back into the newspapers.
cynical adj: (sceptical, doubting) (人)
SC 愤世嫉俗的，对人性怀疑的，对人性悲观的 fèn shì jí sú de ，duì rén xìng huái yí de ，duì rén xìng bēi guān de
This may sound cynical, but we've heard all this before.