scepticism

英 [ˈskeptɪsɪzəm]

美 [ˈskeptɪsɪzəm]

n.  怀疑态度; 怀疑主义

复数：scepticisms　

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牛津词典

noun

• 怀疑态度；怀疑主义
  an attitude of doubting that claims or statements are true or that sth will happen
  1. Such claims should be regarded with a certain amount of scepticism.
     对这样的说法，大可不必全信。

柯林斯词典

in AM, use 美国英语用 skepticism


• N-UNCOUNT 怀疑态度;怀疑主义
  Scepticismis great doubt about whether something is true or useful.
  1. There was considerable scepticism about the Chancellor's forecast of a booming economy...
     有相当多的人对财政大臣作出的经济会迅猛发展的预测表示怀疑。
  2. The report has inevitably been greeted with scepticism.
     那份报告不可避免地受到了质疑。

英英释义

noun

• the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge
  Synonym:agnosticismskepticism

双语例句

• There was considerable scepticism about the Chancellor's forecast of a booming economy
  有相当多的人对财政大臣作出的经济会迅猛发展的预测表示怀疑。
• When the process began there was some scepticism over its success.
  在此进程发轫之初，人们对它的成功表示了某种怀疑。
• The report has inevitably been greeted with scepticism.
  那份报告不可避免地受到了质疑。
• He curled his upper lip in a show of scepticism
  他撇嘴表示怀疑。
• That scepticism was particularly strong in the US and France.
  这种怀疑态度在美国和法国尤其强烈。
• Such scepticism has not often been expressed quite so frankly.
  如此坦率地表达这种怀疑情绪并不常见。
• But scepticism can be taken too far.
  但怀疑也可能过头。
• Optimism about western strength is often combined with a certain scepticism about the "Asian miracle".
  对西方强势的乐观态度常常伴随着对“亚洲奇迹”的某种怀疑。
• By and large, the papers greet the government's new policy document with a certain amount of scepticism.
  总体上，报界对政府的新政策文件将信将疑。
• Like politicians, corporate leaders operated in an environment of popular scepticism and mistrust.
  同政治家一样，企业领导人也在一个受到普遍怀疑和猜忌的环境中运作。