skeptical
英 美 ['sk?pt?kl]
助記提示
1、skept- + -ical.
2、以審視的眼光去看待問題、看待各種事物/現(xiàn)象，也就是以懷疑的眼光、態(tài)度去看待問題、看待各種事物/現(xiàn)象。
中文詞源
skeptical 懷疑的skeptic,懷疑者，-al,形容詞后綴。
英文詞源
- skeptical (adj.)
- also sceptical, 1630s; see skeptic + -al (1). Related: Skeptically.
雙語例句
- 1. They are skeptical about how much will be accomplished by legislation.
- 他們對于立法成效心存疑慮。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Senator Lugar is skeptical that Congress will appropriate more funding for this purpose.
- 參議員盧格懷疑國會是否會撥出更多資金用于此目的。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Others here are more skeptical about the chances for justice being done.
- 這里的其他人更為懷疑正義能否得到伸張。
來自辭典例句
- 4. Many skeptical progressives refuse to agree that the foregoing reform sufficed.
- 許多持懷疑態(tài)度的進步分子認為,上述改革是不夠的.
來自辭典例句
- 5. These skeptical scientists wrote reports that sounded more like fiction than fact.
- 這批心存疑竇的科學(xué)家寫成的報告,讀來倒像是小說而不像是事實.
來自辭典例句