cynical
US: /ˈsɪnɪkəɫ/
UK: /sˈɪnɪkəl/
UK: /sˈɪnɪkəl/
English Vietnamese dictionary
cynical /'sinik/
- danh từ
- (Cynic) (triết học) nhà khuyến nho
- người hoài nghi, người yếm thế
- người hay chỉ trích cay độc; người hay nhạo báng, người hay giễu cợt
- tính từ+ (cynical)/'sinikəl/
- (cynic, cynical) khuyến nho
- hoài nghi, yếm thế
- hay chỉ trích cay độc; hay nhạo báng, hay giễu cợt
- bất chấp đạo lý
Advanced English dictionary
+ adjective
1 believing that people only do things to help themselves rather than for good or honest reasons: Do you have to be so cynical about everything? + a cynical view / smile
2 not caring that sth might hurt other people, if there is some advantage for you: a cynical disregard for the safety of others + a deliberate and cynical foul
cynically adverb
Collocation dictionary
VERBS
appear, be, feel, seem, sound
I hope I don't sound unduly cynical.
| become, get, grow | remain
ADV.
deeply, extremely, very
his deeply cynical attitude
| completely, totally, utterly | overly, unduly | a bit, fairly, a little, rather, slightly, somewhat
PREP.
about
I'm a little cynical about her motives.
Concise English dictionary
'sɪnɪkl
adj.
+believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others
