The cynic is one who never sees a good quality in a man, and never fails to see a bad one. He is a human owl, vigilant in darkness, and blind to light, mousing for vermin, and never seeing noble game.
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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
n. 质量，品质;美质，优点;才能，能力，技能，素养;品种;
adj. 优质的，高质量的;上流社会的;
💡 qual资格+ity表名词 → n.质量；品质，特性
"The burden of his complaint was that quality was very poor."
他投诉的要点是品质非常差.
近义：manner, mode, nature, way, character, kind
反义：poorness, shoddiness, sleaziness, trashiness
n. 人，人类;
adj. 人的;有人性的;显示人类特有弱点的;人本性的;
💡 hum土,地+an名词后缀，属于...的，传说人是由土造出的 → 人类
"The teacher drew an analogy between the human heart and a pump."
老师打了个比喻，把人的心脏比作水泵。
近义：mortal
adj. 警惕的，警觉的;警戒的;机警;
💡 vigil=vig生命+ant...的→有生命的→警惕的
"A pilot must remain vigilant at all times."
飞行员必须随时保持警惕。
近义：mindful, attentive, awake, aware, wakeful, wary
n. 黑暗;阴郁;模糊;无知;
💡 dark黑暗的+ness表名词 →黑暗
"They left under the cloak of darkness."
他们在黑暗的掩护下离开了。
近义：murk, murkiness, obscurity, tenebrosity, blackness, dark
反义：lightness, limpidity, lucidity, pellucidity, splendor, transparence
adj. 失明的;盲目的，轻率的;供盲人用的;隐蔽的;
vt. 弄瞎，使失明;蒙蔽，欺瞒;使变暗;使昏聩;
n. 掩饰;借口;百叶窗;
adv. 盲目地;看不见地;
💡 不拦的”（谐音）： 瞎子不拦的，萧洒走四方 网友：aaronzhu 补充：b line d b-d 这就是一个墨镜 表示瞎的
"Doctors think he will go blind ."
医生们认为他会失明。
近义：obfuscate, obscure, bedazzle, cloud, confuse, daze
反义：seeing
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