cynical
adjective disapproving uk/ˈsɪn.ɪ.kəl/ us/ˈsɪn.ɪ.kəl/
C2 愤世嫉俗的;怀疑人之真诚的;认为人皆自私的
believing that people are only interested in themselves and are not sincere
She has a pretty cynical view of men. 她对男人的态度太过偏激。
I've always been deeply cynical about politicians. 我对政客们总是嗤之以鼻。
利用他人感情的；损人利己的
used to say that someone's feelings or emotions are used to your own advantage
She works in that most cynical of industries - advertising. 她供职于最具煽惑性的行业——广告行业。
He praises my cooking but it's just a cynical ploy to get me to make him dinner. 他夸我烧一手好菜只不过是在耍花招，哄我给他做饭。
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- Many people have become cynical about the stage-managed debates between politicians which regularly appear on television.
- 15 years in the teaching profession had left him world-weary and cynical.
- "He's only pretending to like classical music so that Emma will go out with him." "Don't be so cynical - you don't know that."
- I thought the actor's appeal was very moving, but my husband saw it as a cynical attempt to get publicity.
- How did my trusting little child suddenly turn into such an angry, cynical teenager?