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源自拉丁语 'credulus'(意为‘轻信的’),由 'credere'(相信)和 '-ulus'(形容词后缀)组成。
❶ 形容人容易轻信他人或事物,缺乏怀疑精神,常因天真或缺乏经验而轻易相信不真实的事情。
“The credulous old man believed every word of the scammer's story.”
(那位轻信的老人对骗子说的每一句话都深信不疑。)
“She was so credulous that she bought a fake lottery ticket.”
(她太容易轻信了,居然买了一张假彩票。)
credulous belief — 指不加怀疑地轻易相信某事,通常带有贬义,暗示缺乏理性判断。
“His credulous belief in the conspiracy theory worried his friends.”
(他对阴谋论的轻信让朋友们很担心。)