misanthrope

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Consider both an avid cocktail party hostess with hundreds of acquaintances and a grumpy misanthrope, who may have one or two friends.
細想一下；一個有數以百計的熟人的雞尾酒會的女主人和一遁世者，誰會有一兩個朋友。
While not a commercial success-a pattern largely unbroken until I'm Your Man-this lackadaisical triumph is an inspiration to the misanthrope in us all.
盡琯竝不是一個商業上的成功，這一模式直到《我是你的男人》才被打破。這個漫不經心的勝利是對獨來獨往的我們的一個激勵。
I used to worry that my discomfort at weddings meant that I was a misanthrope or lacking the distinctly feminine gene that makes centerpieces and pew markers appealing.
我曾經擔心我對婚禮感到不舒服會不會是因爲我是個憤世嫉俗者，或是我少了對重大時刻和教堂長凳花飾標志迷戀的女子特有基因。

He describes him several times as a misanthrope but then produces copious—and often touching—evidence to the contrary.
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