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单词 dubious
释义 du·bi·ous
\ˈd(y)übēəs\ adjective
Etymology: Latin dubius, from dubare to doubt, vacillate, from duo two — more at two
1. : occasioning doubt : equivocal, uncertain, undetermined
 < what one finds certain and indubitable in the situation, the other finds dubious or downright false — S.C.Pepper >
2.
 a. : being in doubt : unsettled in opinion : doubtful, questioning, undecided
  < he had never heard of me and was a little dubious about signing his name — Henry Miller >
  < she was nervous and dubious about the project >
 b. : expressive of doubt or uncertainty
  < this loyalty … does not become shaky or dubious as the years pass — D.F.Miller >
3. : of doubtful promise or uncertain outcome : unpromising, unlikely
 < seemed the most promising of all the dubious solutions presented >
 < a dubious and potentially dangerous gift — Vera M. Dean >
 < I was a dubious scholastic risk — Sidney Lovett >
4. : characterized by qualities that occasion suspicion, mistrust, disparaging suggestion, or hesitation : questionable as to value, quality, origin, or character : open to question
 < spies, traitors, or others of dubious reliability and patriotism — R.E.Cushman >
 < rhetorically effective, but of dubious value scientifically — M.R.Cohen >
 < if not actually disreputable, was at best a dubious figure — S.H.Adams >
Synonyms: see doubtful
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