| 单词 | misanthrope |
| 释义 | misanthrope (once / 9673 pages) n A misanthrope is a person who hates or mistrusts other people. Your great aunt Edna who lashes out at anyone who approaches, convinced they'll steal the jewelry she keeps in her handbag on her lap? A misanthrope indeed. This is a formal word, derived from Greek misanthrōpos "hating mankind," from misein "to hate" plus anthrōpos "a man." From the same root, we get the English word anthropology "the study of humans." If you make a statement or do something that is particularly hostile or untrusting, you can call that misanthropic. WORD FAMILYmisanthrope: misanthropes USAGE EXAMPLES“Oh, I do,” he insists, but the reason he offers is not one that would belong to an actual misanthrope. The Guardian(Dec 24, 2016) Two imaginative misanthropes connect over a wordless interaction on a Chicago train in the offbeat romantic drama “Fools,” written and directed by Benjamin Meyers. Los Angeles Times(Dec 01, 2016) In “Searching for Bobby Fischer,” the main character is taught to play chess by genius misanthrope Bruce Pandolfini. Washington Post(Oct 21, 2016) n someone who dislikes people in general Syn|Hypo|Hyper misanthropist misogynist, woman hater a misanthrope who dislikes women in particular churl, crank, crosspatch, grouch, grump a bad-tempered person |
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