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doubt

“Doubt”是一种不确定性或不信任的感觉。它可以用作名词,表示不信任或怀疑,也可以用作动词,表示对某事存在疑虑。

  1. I have no doubt about his honesty. (我毫不怀疑他的诚实.)
  2. The truth of the statement is open to doubt. (这个声明的真实性存在疑虑.)
  3. Parents often doubt their capabilities in times of stress. (在压力之下,父母们常常怀疑自己的能力.)

“Doubt”源自古法语”douter”,该词源自拉丁语”dubitare”,意为”犹豫,不确定”

“Doubt”没有前缀或后缀,是一个单独的词根。

“Doubt”在文化背景上通常说明,盲目的信任并不健康,合理的怀疑和质疑是有助于探索真理和增长知识的。

  • 同义词:question, suspect
  • 反义词:believe, trust
  • 动词形式:doubting, doubted
  • 名词:doubter, doubtfulness

“Doubt” 和 “donut” 发音相近。你可以想象到一堆面包圈(donut),但你对是否要吃而 “doubt” 。

Almost everyone in the village doubted the effectiveness of the old potion for healing. The potion, with its pungent smell, failed to gain their trust. (几乎整个村子的人都对那个用于治疗的老药剂的效力表示怀疑。那个带有刺鼻气味的药剂,没有赢得他们的信任。)