
好词典

源自希腊语 'skeptikos',意为‘思考的’或‘质疑的’,通过拉丁语 'scepticus' 进入英语。
❶ 指对某种说法、理论或主张持怀疑态度的人,通常要求看到确凿证据才愿意相信。
“Many sceptics doubted the scientist's claims about the new discovery.”
(许多怀疑者对科学家关于新发现的说法持怀疑态度。)
“The sceptics questioned the reliability of the survey results.”
(怀疑者们质疑调查结果的可靠性。)
sceptics abound — 表示在某个问题上存在大量持怀疑态度的人。
“When the new policy was announced, sceptics abound regarding its effectiveness.”
(新政策宣布时,对其有效性持怀疑态度的人很多。)