cynically
adverb disapproving uk/ˈsɪn.ɪ.kəl.i/ us/ˈsɪn.ɪ.kəl.i/
愤世嫉俗地
in a way that shows you believe that people are only interested in themselves and are not sincere
The assistants greeted her by name and with beaming smiles. "They're obviously on commission," Tessa thought cynically. 当助理们喊着她的名字并带着灿烂的笑容向她打招呼时,泰莎愤世嫉俗地想 “他们肯定是为了赚佣金”。
"He probably met someone else on the flight over here," Mike said cynically. “他可能在飞往这里的航班上遇到了其他人,”迈克愤世嫉俗地说。
利用他人感情地;损人利己地
in a way that uses someone's feelings or emotions to your own advantage
He is cynically manipulating public fears in an attempt to achieve his political ends. 他正通过煽动和操纵公众的恐惧来试图达到他的政治目的。
They were angry at the callous disregard for life cynically displayed by the federal forces. 他们对联邦军队冷酷无情、漠视生命的行为感到愤怒。
- More examples
- "What else is new?" he thought to himself cynically.
- Sexton cynically saw Plath's suicide as "a great career move".
- The prime minister was accused of cynically using his newborn son to manipulate the public.
- This isn't just another liberal trying cynically to inject race into the policy debate.
See: cynical