cynic

noun

1. 认为人皆自私的人；愤世嫉俗者
   a person who believes that people only do things to help themselves, rather than for good or sincere reasons
2. 悲观者；怀疑者
   a person who does not believe that sth good will happen or that sth is important
   1. 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。

1. N-COUNT 认为世人皆自私的人;愤世嫉俗者
   A cynic is someone who believes that people always act selfishly.
   1. I have come to be very much of a cynic in these matters.
      在这些事上我变得相当愤世嫉俗。

1. I have come to be very much of a cynic in these matters.
   在这些事上我变得相当愤世嫉俗。
2. I see myself not as a cynic but as a realist
   我觉得自己不是一个愤世嫉俗的人，而是一个现实主义者。
3. Even the cynic, the girl stood up, abandoned the cow, and walked away.
   就连这个愤世嫉俗的女孩也站起身来，抛下奶牛走了。
4. A cynic reckons that people generally have an ulterior motive for what they do.
   他们认为通常情况下，人们做事都是别有用心的。
5. A cynic might say that is just a marketing slogan, but I actually believe that.
   也许有人会嘲讽说这是营销口号，但是我们相信这是可以做到的。
6. It would take a special kind of cynic not to be impressed by the results.
   想不被这样的成就影响，你需要有着格外愤世嫉俗的精神。
7. In his writings, the Italian Renaissance scholar and cynic advised that any general who had won a war for his prince or country should anticipate suspicion.
   那位意大利文艺复兴时期的学者和疑世者曾在他的著作中，告诫所有曾经为君主或国家立下汗马功劳的将帅要对自己将受怀疑有所准备。
8. A cynic is a man who knows the price of everything and the value is nothing.
   玩世不恭者，知道一切事物的价格，却不知一件事物的价值；
9. Of course, a cynic might argue that this reverence for gold is also a social construct.
   当然，愤世嫉俗的人可能会说，对黄金的崇拜也是一种社会建构（socialconstruct）。
10. A cynic believes the long run doesn't matter.
    愤世嫉俗的人认为长期并无所谓。
11. Cynic is the member of a sect of ancient Greek philosophers.
    犬儒学派是古代希腊哲学学派的成员。
12. A cynic may be pardoned for thinking that this is a dog's life.
    犬儒主义者认为他们就像狗的一生因而可以被宽恕。
13. A realist masquerading as a cynic, who is secretly an optimist.
    你是一个现实主义者故意装作愤世嫉俗，然而暗中是个乐观派。
14. Perhaps the first thing any cynic will note about these pledges is that they are devoid of any self-sacrifice.
    对于这些捐赠，或许任何愤世嫉俗者首先注意到的是，它们没有包括任何自我牺牲。
15. The cynic is so negative in all his attitudes.
    那个愤世嫉俗者对所有问题的态度都那么消极。
16. As a cynic, the news that 70 per cent of workers are scrupulously honest has shaken my lack of faith in my fellow humans.
    作为一名怀疑论者，这则70%的员工都谨严正直的消息，动摇了我对人类的信心缺失。
17. The cynic in me immediately concluded that this is simply another example of legislative capture by a wealthy constituency, specifically the publishing and motion picture industries.
    在我看来，这仅是立法者被有钱的选民，尤其是出版行业和电影行业巨头收买的另一个例子。
18. A cynic would say the real complaint was that he refused to meet Benjamin Netanyahu.
    一位愤世嫉俗者会说，真正让人抱怨的是他拒绝会见本杰明内塔尼亚胡（benjaminnetanyahu）。
19. Jack had become a faithless, homeless cynic.
    杰克如今变得信仰全无，无家可归，似乎看破了红尘。
20. Personality quirks, but I never pegged you for a cynic.
    有个性的怪癖，但是我从没当你是愤世嫉俗者。
21. And one might argue, if one is a cynic, but rarely satisfied, most marriage is not like that.
    有人会反驳，如果一个人很愤世嫉俗，而且很难满足，说很多婚姻不是这样的。
22. There are a whole bunch of letters written under the names of very famous Cynic philosophers.
    还有其他大量书信，以著名犬儒派哲学家的名义书写。
23. The philosopher replied rather contemptuously," I am Diogenes, the Cynic. "
    哲学家轻蔑地回答说：“我是犬儒学者提奥奇尼斯。”
24. Now a cynic might retort that this all just reflects a wider malaise today.
    怀疑论者可能会反驳说：这一切不过反映出如今一个更广泛的问题。
25. A cynic might blame it on Kate Middleton.
    愤世嫉俗者可能会将其归因于凯特米德尔顿（KateMiddleton）。
26. The cynic puts all human actions into two classes: openly bad and secretly bad.
    愤世嫉俗者把所有人类的行为分为两等：公开的坏和秘密的坏。
27. So, Li yinhe's talk about ending up a cynic or not, that's all empty talk.
    所以，李银河说自己犬儒不犬儒的，那是空话。
28. I'm too much of a cynic to believe that he'll keep his promise.
    我太怀疑这世间的一切，因而不相信他会遵守诺言。
29. The cynic's response would be that the comparative advantage was largely illusory anyway and that the skills of bankers in New York, London and Zurich were so destructive that they scarcely merited the name.
    愤世嫉俗者会这样回答：那种相对优势大体上是虚幻的，纽约、伦敦和苏黎世等地银行家的技能具有如此大的破坏性，他们几乎配不上这个名称。
30. Master Bian Tzu didn't approve the cynic's ideas.
    扁子对这位愤世嫉俗者的想法颇感到不以为然。

noun

1. someone who is critical of the motives of others

   Synonym:    faultfinder