
好词典

源自18世纪早期英语,可能来自古英语 'gull'(欺骗)和后缀 '-ible'(易于...的),字面意思是'容易受骗的'。
❶ 形容人容易轻信他人,缺乏判断力,容易被欺骗或愚弄。通常带有贬义,暗示天真或缺乏经验。
“He's so gullible that he believed the email claiming he won a million dollars.”
(他太容易上当,居然相信了那封说他中了百万美元的邮件。)
“Children are often gullible and may trust strangers too easily.”
(小孩子通常容易轻信他人,可能会轻易相信陌生人。)
gullible person — 指容易上当受骗的人,常用来形容那些缺乏警惕性或过于信任他人的人。
“Scammers often target gullible people who are less likely to question their lies.”
(骗子常常瞄准那些不太可能质疑他们谎言的轻信之人。)