单词 | sceptical |
释义 | scep·ti·cal British English, skeptical American English /ˈskeptɪkəl/ ●○○ adjective BELIEVE#tending to disagree with what other people tell you 持怀疑态度的,不相信的 SYN doubtfulsceptical about/of I’m extremely sceptical about what I read in the press. 我对报纸上读到的东西极度怀疑。 Environmental groups are sceptical of the government’s claims. 环境保护组织对政府的声明持怀疑态度。highly/deeply sceptical He is highly sceptical of the reforms. 他对改革持极度怀疑的态度。 ‘You can trust me, ’ he said. Jane looked sceptical. “你可以相信我。”他说。而简看上去一脸怀疑。 —sceptically /-kli/ adverbExamples from the Corpussceptical• His attitude towards all religion is sceptical.• When I started this investigation I was sceptical.• But the business community's sceptical about whether bartering would ever work on a larger scale.• But health union leaders remain sceptical, and fear services could be hit if the mall fails to take off.• If necessary put together a group of people who you know will be sceptical and try the presentation out on them first.• Hume's sceptical argument has been stated very schematically.• Unlike Colin, who remains slightly sceptical, Mister C espouses the McKenna message with an evangelical fervour.• Marxists are sceptical of such claims and see the furtherance of class interests as of prime importance.• Many are sceptical of the coroner's verdict of suicide.• However, others are more sceptical of the significance of merely more women in positions of influence in the state.highly/deeply sceptical• Now most of these teams have been disbanded, and many of those involved sound deeply sceptical.• The Department of Health is understood to be highly sceptical.• In the past, the medical profession has been deeply sceptical about the value of healing.• Some, like Faraday, were highly sceptical but prepared to try an experiment or two.• Nevertheless he remained highly sceptical of quantum theory.• Some well-informed practitioners are highly sceptical of the reliability of corporate betas based on historical data.scep·ti·cal adjectiveChineseSyllable Corpus tending other with what people to disagree |
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