dubious

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a. 可疑的, 不确定的

发音

UK /ˈd͡ʒuː.bi.əs/
UK /ˈdjuː.bi.əs/
UK /-bjəs/
US /ˈdu.bi.əs/

词形变化

more dubious 比较级 most dubious 最高级

别名

doobious jubious

教材释义与例句

形容词

可疑的;暧昧的;无把握的;半信半疑的

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Arousing doubt; questionable; open to suspicion.

    After he made some dubious claims about the company, fewer people trusted him.

    They were renowned as people of dubious morals.

  2. 2.

    In disbelief; wavering, uncertain, or hesitating in opinion; inclined to doubt; undecided.

    She was dubious about my plan at first, but later I managed to persuade her to cooperate.

    Last year, President Obama had large majorities in Congress and hopes of passing a comprehensive climate and energy bill. Next year, he faces a new Congress much more dubious about the reality of climate change and considerably more hostile to international efforts to deal with it.

  3. 3.

    Generally considered imprecise or wrong, but not totally unplayable.

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词源

Etymology tree Latin dubiusbor. English dubious From Latin dubius; like doubt, from Latin duo (cognate to English two), implying “two alternatives” (yes or no, true or false, etc.).

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