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
['s?n?k]
n. 憤世嫉俗者，諷世者;犬儒學派的人;
adj. 憤世嫉俗的;犬儒學派的;
?? cyn-, cur =dog,表示”狗”
"I have come to be very much of a cynic in these matters."
在這些事上我變得相當憤世嫉俗。
近義：skeptic, misanthrope, misanthropist, hater
反義：humane, humanitarian, benefactor, samaritan, altruist
n. 質量，品質;美質，優點;才能，能力，技能，素養;品種;
adj. 優質的，高質量的;上流社會的;
?? qual資格+ity表名詞 → n.質量；品質，特性
"The burden of his complaint was that quality was very poor."
他投訴的要點是品質非常差.
近義：manner, mode, nature, way, character, kind
反義：poorness, shoddiness, sleaziness, trashiness
n. 人，人類;
adj. 人的;有人性的;顯示人類特有弱點的;人本性的;
?? hum土,地+an名詞后綴，屬于...的，傳說人是由土造出的 → 人類
"The teacher drew an analogy between the human heart and a pump."
老師打了個比喻，把人的心臟比作水泵。
近義：mortal
adj. 警惕的，警覺的;警戒的;機警;
?? vigil=vig生命+ant...的→有生命的→警惕的
"A pilot must remain vigilant at all times."
飛行員必須隨時保持警惕。
近義：mindful, attentive, awake, aware, wakeful, wary
n. 黑暗;陰郁;模糊;無知;
?? dark黑暗的+ness表名詞 →黑暗
"They left under the cloak of darkness."
他們在黑暗的掩護下離開了。
近義：murk, murkiness, obscurity, tenebrosity, blackness, dark
反義：lightness, limpidity, lucidity, pellucidity, splendor, transparence
adj. 失明的;盲目的，輕率的;供盲人用的;隱蔽的;
vt. 弄瞎，使失明;蒙蔽，欺瞞;使變暗;使昏聵;
n. 掩飾;借口;百葉窗;
adv. 盲目地;看不見地;
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"Doctors think he will go blind ."
醫生們認為他會失明。
近義：obfuscate, obscure, bedazzle, cloud, confuse, daze
反義：seeing