資料來源 : pyDict

憤世嫉俗的,諷刺的,冷嘲的

資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Cynic \Cyn"ic\ (s[i^]n"[i^]k), Cynical \Cyn"ic*al\ (-[i^]*kal),
   a. [L. cynicus of the sect of Cynics, fr. Gr. kyniko`s,
   prop., dog-like, fr. ky`wn, kyno`s, dog. See {Hound}.]
   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.

   2. Pertaining to the Dog Star; as, the cynic, or Sothic,
      year; cynic cycle.

   3. Belonging to the sect of philosophers called cynics;
      having the qualities of a cynic; pertaining to, or
      resembling, the doctrines of the cynics.

   4. Given to sneering at rectitude and the conduct of life by
      moral principles; disbelieving in the reality of any human
      purposes which are not suggested or directed by
      self-interest or self-indulgence; as, a cynical man who
      scoffs at pretensions of integrity; characterized by such
      opinions; as, cynical views of human nature.

   Note: In prose, cynical is used rather than cynic, in the
         senses 1 and 4.

   {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.

資料來源 : WordNet®

cynical
     adj : believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a
           sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others [syn:
            {misanthropic}, {misanthropical}]