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 am sceptical about his chances of winning.
  我怀疑他取胜的可能性。
• He takes a rather sceptical view of love and romance.
  他对爱情和浪漫持非常怀疑的态度。
• Both Stalin and Churchill were openly sceptical.
  斯大林和丘吉尔公开表示怀疑。
• But he too is sceptical about explicit lobbying.
  但他也对直白的游说表示怀疑。
• Economists, almost to a man, were sceptical.
  经济学家几乎无一例外地持怀疑态度。
• 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。
• 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。
• Critics are sceptical that Britain would ever risk its relationship with China over Hong Kong.
  在香港问题上，批评者对英国是否会冒着损害中英关系的风险表示怀疑。
• 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。
• 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。