over-credulousadj.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈkrɛdjᵿləs/,

/ˌəʊvəˈkrɛdʒᵿləs/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈkrɛdʒələs/

Forms: see over- prefix and credulous adj. and n.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, credulous adj. and n.

Etymology: < over- prefix + credulous adj. and n. Compare overcredulity n.

Excessively credulous; too easily deceived.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > belief, trust, confidence > over-readiness to believe, credulity > [adjective]

lightc1475

light-eareda1530

credulous1567

over-credulous1579

credulent1584

well-believing1620

sequacious1653

implicit1694

ultrafidiana1849

lame1942

1579 G. Harvey Let.-bk. (1884) 86 Beinge over credulous to beleeve whatsoever is unadvisedly committid to writinge.

1607 J. Norden Surueyors Dialogue iii. 137 Some Surueyors ouer credulous, will take their raw reports for matter of record.

1651 R. Wittie tr. J. Primrose Pop. Errours To Rdr. 2 Cheating the over-credulous people both of their Money and Health.

1701 J. Collier tr. M. Aurelius Medit. (1726) 69 The People, being generally given to Superstition, and over-credulous, swallow'd this Prophecy.

1794 T. Holcroft Adventures Hugh Trevor III. ix. 160 How little did I know the world! Fond fool! Over credulous idiot!

1808 J. Kenney World! i. i. 6 It was never my custom to be over credulous of any man's opinion of his neighbour, when it happens to be a bad one.

1835 C. M. Sedgwick Linwoods II. xxxiii. 186 Yet..he never said he loved me. It was only my over-credulous fancy.

1925 W. Cather Professor's House i. viii. 93 Am I over-credulous? He looks to me exactly like the pictures of Goethe in his youth.

1994 Philos. & Phenomenol. Res. 54 967 The over-credulous person may derive a true belief but..his belief would be true by fluke.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	over-credulous
释义	over-credulousadj. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈkrɛdjᵿləs/, /ˌəʊvəˈkrɛdʒᵿləs/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈkrɛdʒələs/ Forms: see over- prefix and credulous adj. and n. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, credulous adj. and n. Etymology: < over- prefix + credulous adj. and n. Compare overcredulity n. Excessively credulous; too easily deceived. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > belief, trust, confidence > over-readiness to believe, credulity > [adjective] lightc1475 light-eareda1530 credulous1567 over-credulous1579 credulent1584 well-believing1620 sequacious1653 implicit1694 ultrafidiana1849 lame1942 1579 G. Harvey Let.-bk. (1884) 86 Beinge over credulous to beleeve whatsoever is unadvisedly committid to writinge. 1607 J. Norden Surueyors Dialogue iii. 137 Some Surueyors ouer credulous, will take their raw reports for matter of record. 1651 R. Wittie tr. J. Primrose Pop. Errours To Rdr. 2 Cheating the over-credulous people both of their Money and Health. 1701 J. Collier tr. M. Aurelius Medit. (1726) 69 The People, being generally given to Superstition, and over-credulous, swallow'd this Prophecy. 1794 T. Holcroft Adventures Hugh Trevor III. ix. 160 How little did I know the world! Fond fool! Over credulous idiot! 1808 J. Kenney World! i. i. 6 It was never my custom to be over credulous of any man's opinion of his neighbour, when it happens to be a bad one. 1835 C. M. Sedgwick Linwoods II. xxxiii. 186 Yet..he never said he loved me. It was only my over-credulous fancy. 1925 W. Cather Professor's House i. viii. 93 Am I over-credulous? He looks to me exactly like the pictures of Goethe in his youth. 1994 Philos. & Phenomenol. Res. 54 967 The over-credulous person may derive a true belief but..his belief would be true by fluke. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1579
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