sceptical

英 [ˈskeptɪkl]

美 [ˈskeptɪkl]

adj.  怀疑的

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牛津词典

adj.

• 怀疑的
  having doubts that a claim or statement is true or that sth will happen
  1. I am sceptical about his chances of winning.
     我怀疑他取胜的可能性。
  2. The public remain sceptical of these claims.
     公众对这些说法仍持怀疑态度。
  3. She looked highly sceptical.
     她一脸深表怀疑的神色。

柯林斯词典

in AM, use 美国英语用 skeptical


• ADJ-GRADED 怀疑的
  If you aresceptical aboutsomething, you have doubts about it.
  1. Other archaeologists are sceptical about his findings.
     其他考古学家对他的发现表示怀疑。
  2. ...scientists who are sceptical of global warming and its alleged consequences...
     对全球变暖和各种断言的后果持怀疑态度的科学家
  3. The party has always had a cautious and sceptical attitude to Europe.
     该党一直对欧洲持有谨慎而怀疑的态度。

英英释义

adj

• denying or questioning the tenets of especially a religion
  1. a skeptical approach to the nature of miracles
  Synonym:disbelievingskepticalunbelieving
• marked by or given to doubt
  1. a skeptical attitude
  2. a skeptical listener
  Synonym:doubtingquestioningskeptical

双语例句

• I myself became more and more sceptical.
  我自己越来越怀疑了。
• And politicians and the nuclear industry must revisit their relationship with a sceptical public.
  政治家和核产业必须和对核能源有怀疑的公众重新定位他们的关系。
• And conservative america, once solidly sceptical, is now split over the issue.
  而且在美国，对石油问题曾抱有怀疑的保守派现在也开始闹分歧了。
• Journalists are obliged to be inquisitive, sceptical and fair to all sides of the debate.
  对于记者来说，他们不得不对争论中所有的人都保持好奇、怀疑和公平的态度。
• I draw my inspiration from the more sceptical and empiricist European thinkers.
  我的灵感来自于更重视怀疑精神和经验主义的欧洲思想家。
• I have always been very sceptical of any form of optimisation.
  我总是非常怀疑任何形式的最优化。
• The Goldman boss said that he and his rivals had been insufficiently sceptical of loose credit standards.
  贝兰克梵表示，他和他的竞争对手对宽松信贷标准怀疑不足。
• Economists, almost to a man, were sceptical.
  经济学家几乎无一例外地持怀疑态度。
• Nonetheless, most experts remain sceptical that the recession is already over.
  尽管如此，大多数专家仍对衰退已结束持怀疑态度。
• Oddly enough, you see-saw between overconfidence and self-doubt. I myself became more and more sceptical.
  奇怪的是，你会在过度自信及自我怀疑中摇摆。我自己越来越怀疑了。