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

• 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。
• The experience has left him sceptical about efforts at conciliation.
  这段经历使他对调停行动持怀疑态度。
• Mr Rasmussen used to be sceptical of anthropologists 'contribution to business.
  拉斯马森过去对人类学家对于公司的贡献抱怀疑态度。
• 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。
• Both Stalin and Churchill were openly sceptical.
  斯大林和丘吉尔公开表示怀疑。
• 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。
• They should be sceptical of exaggerated claims for what such courses can achieve
  对于那些课程能够取得何等成果的夸大宣传，他们应该持怀疑态度。
• 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。
• Other researchers are sceptical about the reliability of blogs and tweets, however.
  其他研究人员对微博和博客的可靠性表示怀疑。
• However companies and analysts were sceptical that the new capital controls would limit illegal capital flows.
  然而，公司和分析人士均怀疑新的资本管制能否限制非法资本流动。