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 the efficiency of many government spending programmes and of many Christmas purchase decisions.
  我对许多政府支出项目和圣诞购买决定的效率感到怀疑。
• 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。
• This is a sceptical age.
  这是一个怀疑一切的时代。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Neoclassical equilibrium theory, which some macroeconomists had grown sceptical of, has also found new practitioners.
  新古典主义的均衡理论（一些宏观经济学家已对该理论产生了怀疑）也找到了新的信奉者。
• I myself became more and more sceptical.
  我自己越来越怀疑了。