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单词 incredulity
释义
incredulity
noun[U]
uk
/ˌɪn.krəˈdʒuː.lə.ti/us
/ˌɪn.krəˈduː.lə.t̬i/
thefeelingof notwantingor not beingabletobelievesomething:
不愿相信；不能相信；持怀疑态度
Hefeltasenseof incredulity,anger, andpainat theaccusationmade against him.对于那些针对他的指控，他感到怀疑、愤怒和痛苦。
A lot ofpeopleexpressedincredulity that somebody of heragewouldwanttodie.很多人不信她这个年纪的人会想死。
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incredulous
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  • Shebrokeoff when shesawthelookofutterincredulity on Matt'sface.
  • Louisautteredsome words of incredulity andsurprise.
  • There waswidespreadincredulity that ajunioremployeecould haverackedup suchhugelosseswithout theknowledgeof hissuperiors.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Not believing
  • anti-science
  • anti-scientific
  • are my eyes deceiving me?idiom
  • as if!idiom
  • authority
  • I'll eat my hatidiom
  • iconoclasm
  • iconoclastic
  • in your dreams!idiom
  • incredulous
  • joke
  • Marines
  • salt
  • self-deception
  • since whenidiom
  • takesomethingwith a pinch of saltidiom
  • tell me another one!idiom
  • tell that/it to the Marines!idiom
  • worship
  • yeah
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Feelings of surprise and amazement
(Definition ofincredulityfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofincredulity

incredulity
This combination of admiration andincredulityprompted much talk and laughter, again serving to disrupt passivity and orderly routine.
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In itsincredulitytowards subjective autonomy, postmodernism may seem incompatible with authenticity.
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This attitude was compounded by theincredulityof the nationalist press that street preaching insulting to the religious sensibilities of the majority was legal.
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They all expressedincredulityand disdain towards the meta-narrative of biomedicine.
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However,incredulityis not the product of how non-realistic the stage events are, but of the theatrical discourse employed.
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Once "natural laws" had hardened into "laws of nature," violations could no longer be a matter for reprimand but only forincredulity.
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Consider ourincredulityat the claim, for instance, that two men have a single height trope.
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Of the remaining 92%, whose parents did not know, a question as to how their parents would react if told about it, gave rise to expressions of shock andincredulity.
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I was sorry to see that it was greeted with a certain amount ofincredulityand even hostility.
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They listened to me very politely, of course, but it was with politeincredulity.
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I prefer that noise to be described as a silent gesture ofincredulityrather than a sighing noise.
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I listened, first withincredulity, then amazement, and finally with a mixture of anxiety and anger.
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Any suggestion then that war crime trials would be revived 40 years later would have been received withincredulity.
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What proposals has he for either withdrawing the pamphlet, or deleting the passages which resulted in suchincredulity?
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The return on capital which is enjoyed by an upland farmer is received with absoluteincredulityby any businessman, so low is it.
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