cynic

cynic
[ˈsɪnɪk]
noun

a person who believes that people are motivated purely by self-interest rather than acting for honourable or unselfish reasons
愤世嫉俗者；玩世不恭者
some cynics thought that the controversy was all a publicity stunt.
有些愤世嫉俗者认为这场争论纯属炒作。
■a person who questions whether something will happen or whether it is worthwhile
怀疑论者
the cynics were silenced when the factory opened.
当工厂开业时怀疑论者没话说了。
(Cynic)a member of a school of ancient Greek philosophers founded by Antisthenes, marked by an ostentatious contempt for ease and pleasure. The movement flourished in the 3rd century bc and revived in the 1st century ad
犬儒主义者（古希腊安提西尼创立的哲学学派成员，以公开蔑视安逸和享乐著称，公元前3世纪盛行，公元1世纪时复兴）

派生
cynicism
noun
语源

mid 16th cent. (in sense 2): from Latin cynicus, from Greek kunikos; probably originally from Kunosarges, the name of a gymnasium where Antisthenes taught, but popularly taken to mean 'doglike, churlish', kuōn, kun-, 'dog' becoming a nickname for a Cynic

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