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单词 sceptic
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scep·tic

noun
/ˈskeptɪk/
/ˈskeptɪk/
(British English)
(North American English skeptic)
  1. a person who usually doubts that claims or statements are true, especially those that other people believe in惯持怀疑态度的人;怀疑论者
    • I am a born sceptic.我是一个天生的怀疑论者。
    • He was unable to convince the sceptics in the audience.他无法说服观众中那些持怀疑态度的人。
    see also Eurosceptic
    Extra Examples
    • Sceptics will argue that no such plan has ever proved successful.怀疑论者会辩称此类方案没有成功的先例。
    • She is a sceptic about the dangers of global warming.她对全球变暖威胁论持怀疑态度。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • hardened
    verb + sceptic/​skeptic
    • convince
    • win over
    • confound
    sceptic/​skeptic + verb
    • argue something
    • claim something
    • point out something
    preposition
    • sceptic about
    phrases
    • prove the sceptics right
    • prove the sceptics wrong
    Word Originlate 16th cent. (in a philosophical sense): from French sceptique, or via Latin from Greek skeptikos, from skepsis ‘inquiry, doubt’.
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