【字源其说】(in)credulous

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今日单词：(in)credulous。2

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简单释义

incredulous

词源

该词最早记录于16世纪，意为“倾向于相信的”。

来自于拉丁语credulus，意为“轻信的、充满信任的”，词根credere，意为“相信”。它的反义词是incredulous，意为“不相信的”。

相关词汇

  • incredulous 不相信的
  • creed 信念、信仰
  • credo 信条

实际句例

  1. Populism and protest votes

The recent surge for Sinn Féin and the unpredicted vote for Peter Casey in the last presidential election demonstrates that the Irish electorate is just as credulous in today’s political landscape as voters have recently been in the UK and US.

  1. Full of Wonder

The crabby and dry world of the cynic, defective in wonder, encourages his opposite: the credulous man. The credulous man believes everything he wishes to believe and is kind.

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