cynicism

sinizm, kuşkuculuk

İnsanların iyilik veya dürüstlükten değil, kendi çıkarları için hareket ettiğine inanma.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: The belief that people act for their own benefit rather than from kindness or honesty.

• His cynicism makes it hard to trust anyone.
• The scandal increased cynicism about politicians.
• She challenged my cynicism by helping without expecting anything.

Nasıl kullanılır: cynicism about something (The scandal increased public cynicism about politics.); cynicism toward someone/something (Her cynicism toward authority grew over time.)

Eş anlamlılar: distrust, skepticism

Zıt anlamlılar: trust, idealism

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: deep cynicism, public cynicism, cynicism about something, cynicism about motives

alaycı söz

İnsanlardan en kötüsünü beklediğini ve onlara pek saygı duymadığını gösteren söz veya davranış.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: A remark or action that shows you expect the worst and have little respect for people.

• He answered with a cruel cynicism.
• Her cynicisms made every kind gesture sound selfish.
• The speech contained several cynicisms about public service.

Eş anlamlılar: sneer, cynical remark

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: a bitter cynicism, utter a cynicism

Kinizm

Zenginlik ve toplum kuralları yerine sade yaşamı önemseyen eski Yunan felsefesi.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: An ancient Greek way of thinking that valued a simple life over wealth and social rules.

• Cynicism encouraged a simple life.
• The students compared Cynicism with other Greek philosophies.
• Diogenes is closely associated with Cynicism.

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: ancient cynicism, Greek cynicism