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skeptical adj.怀疑的 (1) 他对于一切事都持怀疑的态度。(2) 她的声音是怀疑的，冷漠的。(3) 那位领导人很有天赋，能使团体中最持怀疑态度的人都充满热情。 This word comes from ancient Greece, where a philosopher named Pyrrho taught his followers that we can never really understand the true nature of things, only how they appear to us. (So basically, we should stop searching for the meaning of life and just relax.) In Pyrrho's view, the true sage was someone who realized that it was impossible to be certain about anything. His followers were called Skeptikoi, or Skeptics; the Greek word skeptikos means “given to asking questions.”

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英 ['skeptɪkəl] 美 ['skeptɪkəl] (1) He is skeptical about everything.(2) Her tone is skeptical and detached.(3) The leader had the gift of being able to infuse enthusiasm into the most skeptical member of the group. If a friend told you that her family was perfect and they never had any problems, would you believe her? If not, you may be skeptical. Skeptical people look at the world with a certain amount of doubt. 1  →see: sceptical；

英语单词	skeptical
英美音标	英 ['skeptɪkəl] 美 ['skeptɪkəl]
中文释义	adj.怀疑的
英语例句	(1) He is skeptical about everything. (2) Her tone is skeptical and detached. (3) The leader had the gift of being able to infuse enthusiasm into the most skeptical member of the group.
中文例句	(1) 他对于一切事都持怀疑的态度。 (2) 她的声音是怀疑的，冷漠的。 (3) 那位领导人很有天赋，能使团体中最持怀疑态度的人都充满热情。
vocabulary简明	If a friend told you that her family was perfect and they never had any problems, would you believe her? If not, you may be skeptical. Skeptical people look at the world with a certain amount of doubt.
vocabulary扩展	This word comes from ancient Greece, where a philosopher named Pyrrho taught his followers that we can never really understand the true nature of things, only how they appear to us. (So basically, we should stop searching for the meaning of life and just relax.) In Pyrrho's view, the true sage was someone who realized that it was impossible to be certain about anything. His followers were called Skeptikoi, or Skeptics; the Greek word skeptikos means “given to asking questions.”
柯林斯解释	1 →see: sceptical ；

Skeptical Word Followers True 英 Skeptɪkəl] 美 Skeptɪkəl Adj.怀疑的