
好词典

源自拉丁语 'scepticus',意为‘怀疑的’,来自希腊语 'skeptikos',原指‘探究的’或‘思考的’。
❶ 指对某种说法、理论或信仰持怀疑态度的人,通常要求有确凿证据才会相信。
“He was a sceptic about the benefits of the new policy.”
(他对新政策的好处持怀疑态度。)
“Many sceptics question the validity of the research findings.”
(许多怀疑者质疑研究结果的有效性。)
healthy scepticism — 指对事物保持合理的怀疑态度,不盲目接受未经证实的说法。
“A healthy scepticism is important when evaluating new scientific claims.”
(在评估新的科学说法时,保持合理的怀疑态度很重要。)