单词 | sceptic |
释义 | sceptic (once / 847 pages) n WORD FAMILY sceptic: sceptical, sceptics+/sceptical: sceptically, scepticism/scepticism: scepticisms USAGE EXAMPLESPhillips left soon after that, and became a leading climate sceptic. The Guardian(Dec 23, 2016) It also may be that in such a politicised case, whatever they produce, the sceptics will not be convinced. BBC(Dec 21, 2016) And Perry is not the only climate sceptic poised to join Trump’s inner circle. Nature(Dec 19, 2016) n someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs Syn|Hypo|Hyper doubter, skeptic doubting Thomas someone who demands physical evidence in order to be convinced (especially when this demand is out of place) pessimista person who expects the worst defeatist, negativistsomeone who is resigned to defeat without offering positive suggestions intellect, intellectual a person who uses the mind creatively |
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