believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others
造句
用作形容詞(adj.)
She is getting more cynical about life. 她變得對生活更加憤世嫉俗。
His cynical attitude gave us a surprise. 他那憤世嫉俗的態度讓我們驚奇。
With that cynical outlook, he doesn\\\'t trust anyone. 抱著那種憤世嫉俗的觀點, 他不相信任何人。
The story depicts the hero as a cynical opportunist. 小說把主人公描寫成一個悲觀的機會主義者。
The footballer brought down his opponent with a cynical foul. 那個足球隊員惡意犯規把對方絆倒了。
常用短語
We were experts in disillusion, we had learned to be cynical about fresh starts.
出自：R. West
One is led to the cynical conclusion that most had been opposed to the draft rather than to the war itself; passionately dedicated to saving their own skins.