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cyn·ic AHD[sĭnʹĭk] D.J.[ˈsɪnɪk]K.K.[ˈsɪnɪk]n.（名词）- A person who believes all people are motivated by selfishness.讽世者，愤世嫉俗者：一个认为人类行为由自私自利驱使的人
- Cynic A member of a sect of ancient Greek philosophers who believed virtue to be the only good and self-control to be the only means of achieving virtue. Cynic 犬儒学派：古代希腊哲学学派的成员，认为美德是唯一的善的东西，自制是唯一获得美德的方法
adj.（形容词）- Cynical.愤世嫉俗的
- Cynic Of or relating to the Cynics or their beliefs. Cynic 犬儒学派：犬儒学派或其信仰的，有关犬儒学派或其信仰的
- Latin cynicus [Cynic philosopher] 拉丁语 cynicus [犬儒哲学家]
- from Greek kunikos 源自 希腊语 kunikos
- from kuōn kun- [dog] * see kwon- 源自 kuōn kun- [犬] * 参见 kwon-
注释- A cynic may be pardoned for thinking that this is a dog's life.The Greek wordkunikos, from which cynic comes, was originally an adjective meaning "doglike,” fromkuōn, "dog.” The word was most likely applied to the Cynic philosophers because of the nicknamekuōn given to Diogenes of Sinope, the prototypical Cynic. He is said to have performed such actions as barking in public, urinating on the leg of a table, and masturbating on the street.The first use of the word recorded in English, in a work published from 1547 to 1564, is in the plural for members of this philosophical sect.In 1596 we find the first instance ofcynic meaning "faultfinder,” a sense that was to develop into our modern sense.The meaning "faultfinder" came naturally from the behavior of countless Cynics who in their pursuit of virtue pointed out the flaws in others.Such faultfinding could lead quite naturally to the belief associated with cynics of today that selfishness determines human behavior.犬儒学派成员因认为这是狗的生命而可能被赦免。希腊词kunikos 是 cynic 的来源， 最初为形容词，意思是“似狗”，源自kuon “狗”，。 这个词最适用于犬儒派哲学家，因为给犬儒主义者的鼻祖的绰号是kuon 。 据说他曾经当众吼叫，在桌腿上小便，并且在街上手淫。这个词在一本1547到1564年出版的著作里首次用英语记录下来的用法是，用作复数来指代此哲学学派的成员。1596年，我们发现cynic 的第一个意思是吹毛求疵的人的例子， 也是发展成具有我们现代意义的含义。 “吹毛吹疵的人”这个意思是从无数个以追求指摘别人缺点为美德的犬儒主义者的行为而得来。这种指摘很自然地得出与现在的犬儒主义相联系的信仰，认为自私自利决定人类行为
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