cynic
英 ['sɪnɪk]
美['sɪnɪk]
- n. 愤世嫉俗者；犬儒学派的人
- adj. 犬儒学派的
词态变化
复数: cynics;
中文词源
cynic 愤世嫉俗者
来自词根can, 狗，见canine. 因古希腊词哲学家苏格拉底的学生安提西尼创立的犬儒学派而得名，该学派倡导简单生活，但后来哲学理念被后世有意或无意的曲解，词义也发生了变化。
英英释意
- 1. someone who is critical of the motives of others
英文词源
- cynic
- cynic: [16] Originally, the Cynics were a group of ascetic philosophers in ancient Greece. Their founder, around 400 BC, was Antisthenes, a follower of Socrates. They advocated the view that virtue and self-control are the highest good and, particularly under their later leader Diogenes, came to exhibit a contempt for the frailties of their fellow human beings that is traditionally said to have earned them their name: Greek kúōn meant ‘dog’ (it is related to English hound), and the philosophers were allegedly dubbed kunikós on account of their ‘dog-like’ sneering.
A more prosaic but more likely explanation of the term is that it comes from the Kunósarge, the gymnasium where Antisthenes taught (perhaps later influenced by kúōn). English acquired the word via Latin cynicus. - cynic (n.)
- mid-16c., in reference to the ancient philosophy, from Greek kynikos "a follower of Antisthenes," literally "dog-like," from kyon (genitive kynos) "dog" (see canine). Supposedly from the sneering sarcasm of the philosophers, but more likely from Kynosarge "Gray Dog," name of the gymnasium outside ancient Athens (for the use of those who were not pure Athenians) where the founder, Antisthenes (a pupil of Socrates), taught. Diogenes was the most famous. Popular association even in ancient times was "dog-like" (Lucian has kyniskos "a little cynic," literally "puppy"). Meaning "sneering sarcastic person" is from 1590s.
考试真题
- A cynic might speculate that the UK is on the verge of disappearing into an endless fever of self-celebration in its desperation to reinvent itself for the post-Brexit world: after town of culture, who knows that will follow-village of culture?
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实用场景例句
- 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。
牛津词典
- [不可数名词]In a world full of cynicism she was the one person I felt I could trust.
- 在这个人人都互相猜忌的世界里，只有她一个我认为是可以信赖的。
牛津词典
- 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。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- While cynic say what cosmeticians sell us is hope in a jar.
- 不过愤世嫉俗者也说,化妆品商人卖给我们的是希望之瓶.
期刊摘选
- A cynic is a man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.
- 玩世不恭者是知道一切事物的价格,却不知道任何东西的价值的人.
期刊摘选
- Was He a Cynic sage or a political rebel?
- 他是圣人还是一个愤世嫉俗的政治反叛?
期刊摘选
- A cynic is a man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.
- 玩世不恭者,是只知一切事物的价钱而不只其价值的人.
期刊摘选
- A cynic is a man who, when he smell flower, looks around for a coffin.
- 好冷嘲人生者,是个当他闻到花香之时就会四处找寻棺材的人.
期刊摘选
- A cynic might list this as a form of economic aid for Allende.
- 想挖苦人的人可以把这些都说成是给予阿连德的某种形式的经援.
辞典例句
- 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.
期刊摘选
- 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.
期刊摘选
- Only for cynic who has forgotten what the gift of human sexuality is all about.
- 只有已经忘记人类性欲这种赠予究竟是为了什么的那些愤世嫉俗者才会觉得迂腐.
期刊摘选
- Cynic: blackguard whose faulty vision sees things as they are, not as they ought to be.
- 愤世嫉俗者: 一介鄙夫,他的有缺陷的视力,只看到他想看的东西, 而不是它们应该的样子.
期刊摘选
- A cynic a man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing.
- 一个愤世嫉俗的人知道所有东西的价格,却不知道他们的价值.
期刊摘选
- Faber was cynic about the English.
- 费伯对英国的一切都看不上眼,简直是一个愤世嫉俗者.
辞典例句
- 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.
期刊摘选
- 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.
期刊摘选
- Coverdale is something of a professional cynic.
- 科弗代尔有些象个专事嘲讽的恨世者.
辞典例句
- A cynic might say this is political posturing.
- 愤世嫉俗者大概会说,这不过是政治上的惺惺作态.
期刊摘选
- Roberts is a real cynic ; he won't accept anything or anyone on face value.
- 罗伯特实在是一个玩世不恭的人; 他不会对任何事或任何人信以为真.
期刊摘选
- What is a cynic? A man who knows the price of and the value of nothing.
- 什么是愤世嫉俗者? 就是那种对价格一清二楚,却对价值毫无所知的人.
期刊摘选
- A cynic is a man who looks at the world with a monocle in mind's eye.
- 好挖苦人的人,是在心目中戴上单片眼镜儿看世事的人.
期刊摘选
- 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.
期刊摘选
- The poet was a cynic, said Glaucus, and hated women.
- 这是个玩世不恭的诗人, 格劳科斯说, 他痛恨女人.
辞典例句
- 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.
期刊摘选
- The day a person becomes a cynic is the day he loses his youth.
- 一个人变的玩世不恭的那天,也就是他失去青春的那天.
期刊摘选
- 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.
辞典例句
- The philosopher replied rather contemptuously , I am Diogenes , the Cynic.
- 哲学家相当傲慢地回答说:“我是 提奥奇尼斯 --犬儒学者. ”
期刊摘选
- That a woman that is not to joke about . Not even a cynic like you.
- 她不是可以拿来取笑的女人,哪怕象你那样的玩世不恭之徒也不能.
期刊摘选
- 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。
辞典例句