be cynical about sth
She is cynical about the motives of politicians.
她对政治家的动机持愤世嫉俗的态度。
愤世嫉俗的；讽刺的；冷嘲的
认为人类行为仅出于低级欲望或自私的；与犬儒学派有关的,古希腊哲学派别,认为美德是唯一的善,自制是实现美德的唯一手段；怀疑他人的正直、真诚或动机的。；愤世嫉俗的,嘲弄的；以行动表现出对公认道德标准的蔑视的。
believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others
认为人类行为仅出于低级欲望或自私的
Of or relating to the belief that human actions are motivated only or primarily by base desires or selfishness.
与犬儒学派有关的,古希腊哲学派别,认为美德是唯一的善,自制是实现美德的唯一手段
Of or relating to the Cynics, a sect of Ancient Greek philosophers who believed virtue to be the only good and self-control to be the only means of achieving virtue.
怀疑他人的正直、真诚或动机的。
Skeptical of the integrity, sincerity, or motives of others.
愤世嫉俗的,嘲弄的
Bitterly or jadedly distrustful or contemptuous; mocking.
以行动表现出对公认道德标准的蔑视的。
Showing contempt for accepted moral standards by one's actions.
After years of disappointment, he became cynical about politicians' promises.
多年的失望之后，他对政治家的承诺变得愤世嫉俗。
用法提示：形容词'cynical'表示因失望而对他人动机持怀疑态度。
She gave a cynical laugh when he offered to help, implying she didn't believe his intentions were pure.
当他主动提出帮助时，她发出一声冷笑，暗示她不相信他的意图是纯粹的。
用法提示：形容词'cynical'修饰笑声，表达讽刺和不信任。
The cynical attitude of the older generation towards new technology surprised the young employees.
老一代人对新技术愤世嫉俗的态度让年轻员工感到惊讶。
用法提示：形容词'cynical'修饰态度，表达一种怀疑和否定的立场。
She is cynical about the motives of politicians.
她对政治家的动机持愤世嫉俗的态度。
After years of disappointments, he became cynical.
多年的失望之后，他变得愤世嫉俗。
语气较轻，侧重怀疑态度，不否定人性
侧重对结果消极，不直接针对人性动机
更强调对他人的不信任，与cynical高度相关但语气稍弱
强调曾经的理想破灭，比cynical更具体
grammar · medium
易错句子He is cynical about the weather forecast.
正确表达He is skeptical about the weather forecast.
Cynical 强调对人性的不信任，而 skeptical 强调对具体事情的怀疑。此处对天气预报的怀疑应用 skeptical。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is a cynical.
正确表达He is a cynical person. 或 He is cynical.
Cynical 是形容词，不能单独作名词使用，需修饰名词或单独作表语。
与愤世嫉俗相反，相信人性美好
对人性或未来持积极态度
倾向于相信他人的善意
因缺乏世故而轻信，但注意贬义不同于cynical
关注事物好的一面
skeptical 侧重对事物真实性或说法的怀疑，而 cynical 强调对人动机的不信任
pessimistic 指对未来或结果持负面看法，而 cynical 是对人性或动机的冷嘲态度
愤世嫉俗的看法
He takes a cynical view of politics.
他对政治持愤世嫉俗的看法。
愤世嫉俗的态度
Her cynical attitude towards love made her lonely.
她对爱情愤世嫉俗的态度让她很孤独。
冷嘲热讽的话
His cynical remark offended everyone at the party.
他冷嘲热讽的话冒犯了派对上的所有人。
冷笑
She gave a cynical smile when he said he would help.
当他说他会帮忙时，她冷笑了一下。
变得愤世嫉俗
After years of disappointment, he became cynical about humanity.
经过多年的失望，他对人性变得愤世嫉俗。
不信任常伴随愤世嫉俗的态度
悲观主义是愤世嫉俗的常见表现
讽刺是愤世嫉俗的表达方式
幻灭导致愤世嫉俗
反讽常用于愤世嫉俗的评论
这是一个无解的世界。你知道那会留下什么吗？愤世嫉俗者、腐败者和悲惨者。
After years of being let down, she became increasingly cynical about human nature.
在多年的失望之后，她对人性的看法变得越来越愤世嫉俗。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.