incredulity

英 [ˌɪnkrəˈdjuːləti]

美 [ˌɪnkrəˈduːləti]

n.  不相信; 不轻信; 怀疑

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BNC.15360 / COCA.22402

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 不相信;不轻信;怀疑
  If someone reacts withincredulityto something, they are unable to believe it because it is very surprising or shocking.
  1. The announcement has been met with incredulity...
     通告受到了人们的质疑。
  2. The Vicar looked at him with open-mouthed incredulity.
     教区牧师目瞪口呆地看着他,露出不相信的表情。

英英释义

noun

• doubt about the truth of something
  Synonym:disbeliefskepticismmental rejection

双语例句

• I do not like to think or ask how far your incredulity leads you.
  我不愿想，也不愿问，你的轻率已使你走得多么远。
• This official reply was greeted with incredulity by the aid agencies.
  这一官方的回答受到援助机构的怀疑。
• It was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity
  这是信仰的时代，也是怀疑的时代
• I was also angry and disappointed, but those emotions were largely numbed by the sense of utter incredulity.
  我也气愤而失望，但是极度的怀疑让我麻木了。
• And we must needs say, it seared Hester's bosom so deeply, that perhaps there was more truth in the rumour than our modern incredulity may be inclined to admit.
  而我们应该说，那红字深深烙进海丝特的胸膛，因此在那个传说中包含着比我们如今将信将疑的更多的真理。
• His decision produced shock and incredulity.
  他的决定引起了震惊和怀疑。
• The announcement has been met with incredulity
  通告受到了人们的质疑。
• It was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity;
  那是智慧的时代，那是愚昧的时代；
• Then, as I watched the looks of incredulity, doubt or total disbelief on their faces, I would then predict that they would indeed be able to do every one of those routines by the term's end.
  然后，如同我看了在他们的脸上不易相信，怀疑或总不信仰的容貌一样，然后我会预测他们会的确能够做期限的结束那些常式之中的每一个。
• Reagan's speech was met with incredulity in the US.
  里根的演讲在美国遭到了质疑。