He had a cynical view of politics.
他对政治持愤世嫉俗的观点。
After many broken promises, she became cynical about politicians.
在许多承诺落空后，她对政客变得愤世嫉俗。
His cynical comment spoiled the happy mood.
他那句讥讽的话破坏了愉快的气氛。
Don't be so cynical; some people really do want to help.
别那么悲观，有些人是真心想帮忙的。
Choose the word that is most similar in meaning to “cynical”:
D — Skeptical. “cynical” means adj. skeptical; distrustful; pessimistic
Years of broken promises had made him ______ about every politician.
A — cynical. “cynical” means adj. skeptical; distrustful; pessimistic
cynical — adj. skeptical; distrustful; pessimistic. In Chinese: 愤世嫉俗的，怀疑的.
cynical is pronounced /ˈsɪnɪkl/. It breaks into 3 syllables: cyn · i · cal.
“cynical” means skeptical; distrustful; pessimistic. Examples: (1) He had a cynical view of politics. (2) After many broken promises, she became cynical about politicians. (3) His cynical comment spoiled the happy mood. (4) Don't be so cynical; some people really do want to help.
skeptical, distrustful, pessimistic — all close in meaning to cynical (adj. skeptical; distrustful; pessimistic).
Yes. cynical appears on the iSEE Vocab Upper list, which covers 800+ words for the ISEE and SSAT.
cynic (Cynic, Greek dog) + al→ cynical, selfish