cynic 音标拼音: [s'ɪnɪk]
n . 犬儒学派之徒;愤世疾俗的人
犬儒学派之徒;愤世疾俗的人
cynic n 1 :
someone who is critical of the motives of others [
synonym :
{
cynic }, {
faultfinder }]
2 :
a member of a group of ancient Greek philosophers who advocated the doctrine that virtue is the only good and that the essence of virtue is self -
control Cynic \
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a . [
L .
cynicus of the sect of Cynics ,
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kyniko `
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prop .,
dog -
like ,
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dog .
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1 .
Having the qualities of a surly dog ;
snarling ;
captious ;
currish .
I hope it is no very cynical asperity not to confess obligations where no benefit has been received .
--
Johnson .
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2 .
Pertaining to the Dog Star ;
as ,
the cynic ,
or Sothic ,
year ;
cynic cycle .
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3 .
Belonging to the sect of philosophers called cynics ;
having the qualities of a cynic ;
pertaining to ,
or resembling ,
the doctrines of the cynics .
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4 .
Given to sneering at rectitude and the conduct of life by moral principles ;
believing the worst of human nature and motives ;
disbelieving in the reality of any human purposes which are not suggested or directed by self -
interest or self -
indulgence ;
having a sneering disbelief in the selflessness of others ;
as ,
a cynical man who scoffs at pretensions of integrity ;
characterized by such opinions ;
as ,
cynical views of human nature .
Syn :
misanthropic ,
misanthropical .
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Note :
In prose ,
cynical is used rather than cynic ,
in the senses 1 and 4 .
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{
Cynic spasm } (
Med .),
a convulsive contraction of the muscles of one side of the face ,
producing a sort of grin ,
suggesting certain movements in the upper lip of a dog .
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Cynic \
Cyn "
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n . (
Gr .
Philos )
1 .
One of a sect or school of philosophers founded by Antisthenes ,
and of whom Diogenes was a disciple .
The first Cynics were noted for austere lives and their scorn for social customs and current philosophical opinions .
Hence the term Cynic symbolized ,
in the popular judgment ,
moroseness ,
and contempt for the views of others .
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1913 Webster ]
2 .
One who holds views resembling those of the Cynics ;
a snarler ;
a misanthrope ;
particularly ,
a person who believes that human conduct is directed ,
either consciously or unconsciously ,
wholly by self -
interest or self -
indulgence ,
and that appearances to the contrary are superficial and untrustworthy .
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1913 Webster ]
He could obtain from one morose cynic ,
whose opinion it was impossible to despise ,
scarcely any not acidulated with scorn . --
Macaulay .
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1913 Webster ]
41 Moby Thesaurus words for "
cynic ":
Cassandra ,
Eeyore ,
Thersites ,
backbiter ,
belittler ,
calamity howler ,
calumniator ,
caustic critic ,
debunker ,
decrier ,
defamer ,
defeatist ,
deflater ,
depreciator ,
derogator ,
detractor ,
disparager ,
hatchet man ,
killjoy ,
knocker ,
libeler ,
malist ,
man -
hater ,
misanthrope ,
misanthropist ,
misogynist ,
muckraker ,
mudslinger ,
negativist ,
nihilist ,
pessimist ,
prophet of doom ,
railer ,
retreatist ,
seek -
sorrow ,
sexist ,
slanderer ,
social critic ,
traducer ,
woman -
hater ,
worrywart
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