"cynic" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 憤世嫉俗者

Definition

憤世嫉俗者是指相信人多半出於自利而行事，懷疑他人誠意或善意的人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“憤世嫉俗者”表示對人性抱持懷疑、認為人多追逐私利的人。多用於批判、討論政治或道德時，略帶負面。不要與“悲觀主義者”混淆。

Examples

Tom is a cynic who never trusts anyone's promises.

Tom 是個**憤世嫉俗者**，從不相信任何人的承諾。

A cynic thinks people help others only for personal gain.

**憤世嫉俗者**認為人幫助他人只是為了自己的好處。

He called her a cynic because she didn't believe his story.

他稱她為**憤世嫉俗者**，因為她不相信他的故事。

Don't be such a cynic—sometimes people really do mean well.

別那麼**憤世嫉俗**了——有時人們的確是出於善意。

After years in politics, he's become a bit of a cynic.

從政多年後，他變得有點**憤世嫉俗**。

It's hard not to be a cynic when you see so much corruption.

看到這麼多貪腐，很難不成為**憤世嫉俗者**。