| 单词 | doubtful |
| 释义 | doubtful (once / 224 pages) adj When you're doubtful about something, you're not sure about it. You might feel doubtful about the picnic you've planned if the forecast calls for torrential rain. Whether you're uncertain, undecided, or suspicious, you can describe yourself as doubtful. You'll be doubtful about your taxi driver's sense of direction when you pass the same building for the third time. You might also be doubtful about whether or not to try skydiving. Doubtful means "full of doubt," and doubt is from the Old French doter, "doubt or be afraid," with a Latin root, dubitare, "to question, hesitate, or waver in opinion." WORD FAMILYdoubtful: doubtfully, doubtfulness+/doubt: doubted, doubter, doubtful, doubting, doubtless, doubts, redoubt, self-doubt, undoubtedly/doubter: doubters/doubtfulness: doubtfulnesses/doubting: doubtingly/doubtless: doubtlessly/redoubt: redoubtable, redoubts/redoubtable: redoubtably USAGE EXAMPLESLillard was listed as doubtful for the game with that sprained left ankle. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) Chris Paul was listed as doubtful for the Phoenix Suns game Monday night at Staples Center with a sore left hamstring. Los Angeles Times(Jan 01, 2017) The friend looks doubtful: “Well, it doesn’t seem very much to me – sniggering and tittering.” The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) 1adj fraught with uncertainty or doubt they were doubtful that the cord would hold it was doubtful whether she would be admitted Syn dubious incertain, uncertain, unsure lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance 2adj open to doubt or suspicion the candidate's doubtful past Syn dubious, dubitable, in question questionable subject to question 3adj unsettled in mind or opinion Syn tentative unsettled still in doubt |
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