Dreye權威釋義

n.

犬儒學派之徒；諷世者

a.

犬儒學派的；好譏諷的

辨析

同義:

n.憤世嫉俗的人，玩世不恭的人

pessimist misanthrope man-hater misogynist growler grumbler complainer skeptic doubter scoffer realist naysayer killjoy

反義:

a.「好譏諷的」的反義字

optimistic hopeful

以上來源於：《英漢大辭典》

/ˈsɪnɪk/

n.

a person who believes that people are motivated purely by self-interest.
▸a sceptic.
(Cynic) a member of a school of ancient Greek philosophers characterized by an ostentatious contempt for wealth and pleasure.

Derivative

cynicism n.

Etymology

C16: from L. cynicus, from Gk kunikos; prob. orig. from Kunosarges, the name of a gymnasium where Antisthenes (the founder of the school of philosophy) taught, but popularly taken to mean ‘doglike, churlish’, kuōn, kun-, ‘dog’ becoming a nickname for a Cynic.

以上來源於：《簡明牛津英語詞典》