cynical

形容词 cynical:

1. believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others
   同义词：misanthropic, misanthropical

1. The footballer brought down his opponent with a cynical foul.
   那个足球队员恶意犯规把对方绊倒了。
2. She is getting more cynical about life.
   她变得对生活更加愤世嫉俗。
3. They've grown rather cynical about democracy.
   他们逐渐感到所谓民主制度也不过如此。
4. His cynical attitude gave us a surprise.
   他那愤世嫉俗的态度让我们惊奇。

cyn.i.cal

adj.（形容词）
Scornful of the motives, virtue, or integrity of others:
愤世嫉俗的，讽世的：对别人的动机、善行或正直鄙视的：
例句：
a cynical distrust of friendly strangers; a cynical view of the average voter`s intelligence.
对和善的陌生人轻蔑的不信任；对每个投票者的智力表示轻视的看法

Expressing or exhibiting scorn and bitter mockery:
挑剔挖苦的，冷嘲热讽的：表达或显示出责备和激烈的嘲讽：
例句：
cynical laughter.
冷笑

【引伸】
cyn.ically
adv.（副词）
cyn.icalness
n.（名词）