单词 | doubting Thomas |
释义 | doubting ThomasWord family adjectivedoubtabledoubteddoubtfuldoubtlessnoundoubterdoubtfulnessdoubtingdoubting Thomasadverbdoubtfullydoubtinglydoubtlesslyverbdoubt doubt·ing Thom·as /ˌdaʊtɪŋ ˈtɒməs $ -ˈtɑːm-/ noun [singular] PROVEsomeone who does not always believe things until they have seen proof of them. This expression comes from the story of the apostle Thomas in the Bible. He doubted the truth of the resurrection (=return to life) of Jesus Christ and demanded to feel Jesus’ wounds before he would believe it. 疑心重的人,有证据才相信的人〔源自《圣经》中使徒多马的故事。他不相信耶稣复活,要触摸到耶稣的伤口后才信〕 (1800-1900) Thomas the follower of Christ who did not believe he had come back to life |
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