cynicism
noun[U]
disapprovinguk/ˈsɪn.ɪ.sɪ.zəm/us/ˈsɪn.ə.sɪ.zəm/thebeliefthatpeopleare onlyinterestedin themselves and are notsincere:
愤世嫉俗He's often beenaccusedof cynicism in hisattitudetowardspolitics.人们常常指责他对待政治的态度有些玩世不恭。
Suchbehaviouronlybredcynicism about thebusinessworld.这种行为只会催生对商业世界的冷嘲热讽。
thefactof using someone'sfeelingsoremotionstoyourownadvantage:
利用他人感情牟利；损人利己It's the cynicism of thepeoplemaking all themoneyoff us and thenhatingus that gets me.让我愤怒的是那些人操控我们的情感从我们身上赚钱然后又厌恶我们。
Amid all the cynicism andopportunism, theextraordinaryresilienceof thepoorsurvivorsshinesthrough.在这些损人利己和机会主义的行为中，那些可怜的幸存者身上非凡的韧性闪耀着光芒。
- Excuse my cynicism, but Ifeelthatpoliticiansaren'tactuallyinterestedinsolvingproblems.
- Corruption may havefuelleddeepcynicism and asenseofpowerlessnessamongvoters.
- People would beshockedbeyondbeliefat the cynicism of thegovernment.
- Perhaps there isroomforelectoralcalculationinforeignpolicy, but thelevelof cynicismdisplayedhere goes well beyond thenormalbounds.
Suspecting & questioning
- ask
- ask questions ofsomeone/somethingidiom
- call into questionidiom
- challenge
- cynical
- cynically
- doubt
- doubter
- doubting Thomas
- fisking
- niggle
- oppugn
- qualm
- reserve
- sceptically
- self-doubt
- skeptic
- smell a ratidiom
- suspicion
- suspicious
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