A cynic is not merely one who reads bitter lessons from the past, he is one who is prematurely disappointed in the future.
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cynic
['sɪnɪk]
n. 愤世嫉俗者，讽世者;犬儒学派的人;
adj. 愤世嫉俗的;犬儒学派的;
💡 cyn-, cur =dog,表示”狗”
"I have come to be very much of a cynic in these matters."
在这些事上我变得相当愤世嫉俗。
近义：skeptic, misanthrope, misanthropist, hater
反义：humane, humanitarian, benefactor, samaritan, altruist
adv. 仅仅，只不过;只是;纯粹;全然;
💡 mere仅仅 + ly...的 → ad.仅仅，只不过
"Do you really want to go or are you merely being amiable?"
你是真的想去呢,还是仅仅为了表示友好?
近义：just, only, purely, simply, solely, but
adj. 将来的，未来的;[语法学]将来时的;
n. 前途;[美国俚语]未婚妻;期货;
💡 futur- 【拉丁传入法语】表示将来的某种状态
"We all work hard in the interests of our future."
我们都为我们自己的将来而努力工作.
近义：next, oncoming, unborn, coming, forthcoming
反义：prior
adj. 苦的;尖锐的;严寒的;怀恨的，愤愤不平的;
n. 苦;苦味物;苦啤酒;[航]系缆柱上的一圈缆索;
adv. 激烈地;痛苦地;严厉地;
vt. 使变苦;
💡 better-bitter:好的东西往往有点 苦{良药苦口}
"a long and bitter dispute"
漫长的激烈争论
近义：astringency, pungency, sourness, tartness, bitterness, amertume
反义：honeyed, mellow, sirupy, sugary, syrupy, hearty
adj. 过去的，以前的;结束的;前任的;
n. 过去，过往;往事;[语]过去时;
prep. 超过，超出;远于;越过;
adv. 经过，超过;
💡 past（过去的）已经pass（过去）
"She strode past him without a backward glance ."
她大步从他身边走过，都没有回头瞧他一眼。
近义：preterit, preterite, history, background, record, form
反义：modern, newfangled, present, topical, contemporary, current
a. 失望的
近义：manque, wistful, choked, unfulfilled, disabused, disenchanted