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单词 sceptical
释义
sceptical
adjective
UK(USskeptical)
uk
/ˈskep.tɪ.kəl/us
/ˈskep.tɪ.kəl/
C2
doubtingthat something istrueoruseful:
怀疑的，持怀疑态度的
Manyexpertsremainscepticalabout/ofhisclaims.很多专家对他的主张仍然持怀疑态度。
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  • I'm abitsceptical about hischancesofsuccess.
  • I take a more scepticalview.
  • Danthinksit will allworkout but Iremainsceptical.
  • Ruth isconvincedthat it's a goodideabut I'mdeeplysceptical.
  • I've always been sceptical aboutalternativetherapies.
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sceptically
scepticism
(Definition ofscepticalfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsceptical

sceptical
His approach to psychopathology wasscepticaland philosophical; and he never created his own school of psychiatric, let alone psychopathological, teaching.
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In fact, there is good reason to besceptical, since, as we have just seen, a plausible alternative exists.
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This is, then, as noted, exactly the ground on whichscepticaltheism will flourish.
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The above discussion does not constitute a refutation of the empirical argument orscepticaltheism, let alone of both.
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I therefore take ascepticalview of the relationships that do appear among variants.
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However, one must bescepticalas long-term followup data is not yet available as the studies continue.
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On the other hand, they werescepticalthat these positive effects could resonate for more than a few weeks after the end of the project.
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He was veryscepticalabout backing state funding for research in the area.
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Ministers, with reason, remainedscepticalof the accuracy of long-term forecasts and the political inflexibility they were designed to encourage.
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The committee werescepticalthat earnings could be so low.
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E contains doctrine which supports the exculpatory ignorance appealed to byscepticaltheists.
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Women in transitional societies have reason to bescepticalof the potential of the transition to impact positively upon their lives.
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Few feminists would abandon rights altogether, but many arescepticalof the benefits of understanding ourselves exclusively as rational and independent rights-bearing individuals.
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The authors are right to bescepticalabout the over-simplifications inherent in using readability formulae and computerised grammarcheckers.
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That said, we arescepticalof the notion that researchers would regularly have found large effects in established democracies if only they had looked harder.
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