| 单词 | skepticism |
| 释义 | skepticism (once / 2429 pages) n Skepticism is doubt about something — you're just not convinced or can't totally believe it. If your brother is only four feet tall, you should view his claims that he can slam dunk a basketball with a lot of skepticism. If you like to poke holes in other people's ideas, then you are full of skepticism. Some people follow a specific belief system that questions the truth of anything, but most people save their skepticism for certain things. Tabloids, Big Foot sightings, and over-eager used car salesmen should all be viewed with a little skepticism. On the other hand, gullible folks believe everything they hear and don't have much, if any, skepticism. WORD FAMILYskepticism: skepticisms+/skeptic: skeptical, skeptics/skeptical: skeptically, skepticism USAGE EXAMPLESBut he’s already seen enough to treat the project with extreme skepticism. Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) It’s entirely possible to believe that the basis for his skepticism is sound and prudent. Wall Street Journal(Jan 02, 2017) Last year instead brought a healthy skepticism — while the apocalypse hasn’t arrived, leaner times are ahead. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1n doubt about the truth of something Syn|Hyper disbelief, incredulity, mental rejection, scepticism doubt, doubtfulness, dubiety, dubiousness, incertitude, uncertainty the state of being unsure of something 2n the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge Syn|Hyper agnosticism, scepticism disbelief, unbelief a rejection of belief |
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