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单词 Cynical
释义

Cynical

See also: cynical

English

Etymology

Cynic + -al

Adjective

Cynical (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to the Cynics, 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.

References

  • “Cynical” in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, →ISBN.
  • "cynical" Concise Oxford Dictionary Tenth Edition

Anagrams

  • calycin
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