cynical
adjective disapproving uk/ˈsɪn.ɪ.kəl/ us/ˈsɪn.ɪ.kəl/
C2 愤世嫉俗的;怀疑人之真诚的;认为人皆自私的
believing that people are only interested in themselves and are not sincere
She has a pretty cynical view of men. 她对男人的态度太过偏激。
I've always been deeply cynical about politicians. 我对政客们总是嗤之以鼻。
利用他人感情的;损人利己的
used to say that someone's feelings or emotions are used to your own advantage
She works in that most cynical of industries - advertising. 她供职于最具煽惑性的行业——广告行业。
He praises my cooking but it's just a cynical ploy to get me to make him dinner. 他夸我烧一手好菜只不过是在耍花招,哄我给他做饭。
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- Many people have become cynical about the stage-managed debates between politicians which regularly appear on television.
- 15 years in the teaching profession had left him world-weary and cynical.
- "He's only pretending to like classical music so that Emma will go out with him." "Don't be so cynical - you don't know that."
- I thought the actor's appeal was very moving, but my husband saw it as a cynical attempt to get publicity.
- How did my trusting little child suddenly turn into such an angry, cynical teenager?