英 [ˈsɪnɪk] 美 [ˈsɪnɪk]
n. 愤世嫉俗者；悲观者；怀疑者
adj. 犬儒学派的；愤世嫉俗的
n. （Cynic）犬儒学派的人
复数cynics
cynic /ˈsɪnɪk/ TEM8
可数名词 A cynic is someone who believes that people always act selfishly. 人皆自私论者
I have come to be very much of a cynic in these matters.
我在这些事情上已经成了一个颇为愤世嫉俗的人。
someone who is critical of the motives of others
同义词： faultfinder
a member of a group of ancient Greek philosophers who advocated the doctrine that virtue is the only good and that the essence of virtue is self-control
玩世不恭者
愤世嫉俗者
犬儒学派（Cynic）是希腊哲学学派之一，活动时期在公元前4世纪直到基督教兴起时期。主要因其与众不同的生活方式而不是思想体系而与其他学派相区别。
《韦氏新世界大学生词典》对愤世嫉俗者(cynic)的解释是：那些坚信人的行为全由自私心理驱使的人。
玩世不恭者 ( Cynic )：这是一种恶棍，他眼睛有毛病，看见的是事物本来的面目而不是它们应该表现出来的样子。
李敖说，表现这种狂热的方法有两种：一种是强者的豪迈；一种是犬儒式（Cynic）的愤世嫉俗.
I see myself not as a cynic but as a realist.
我把自己看成是现实主义者而不是愤世嫉俗的人。
I have come to be very much of a cynic in these matters.
我在这些事情上已经成了一个颇为愤世嫉俗的人。
Yes, I'm both a romantic and a cynic.
是的，我是既浪漫又愤世嫉俗的。
then there's a whole array of economic arguments, and the cynic, the economic determinist, simply goes to the economic conclusions of pro-slavery and nowhere else.
于是有了一系列的经济学论据,愤世嫉俗地经济决定论者,单纯的从经济角度出发,来支持亲奴主义者
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In that sense, a cynic might think it was a " good day to bury bad news".
The room was delighted, but as a Washington native and born cynic, this writer was not impressed.
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And folks wonder why I proudly call myself a cynic when it comes to so-called Wall Street reform?