gullible

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a. 易受骗的 [法] 易受骗的, 轻信的

发音

US /ˈɡʌlɪbl̩/
其它
UK /ˈɡʌlɪbl̩/

词形变化

gullibles 复数 gullibles more gullible 比较级 most gullible 最高级

别名

gullable

教材释义与例句

形容词

易受骗的；轻信的

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A gullible person; someone easily fooled or tricked.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Easily deceived or duped; naive, easily cheated or fooled.

    容易轻信的

    轻信别人的

    Andrew is so gullible, the way he still believes in Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy, and the Sandman at the age of fourteen.

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 2

green fleeceable

近义相关 3

naive naif unwary

词源

Origin uncertain. Either from gull (“to dupe, trick, fool”) + -ible; or alternatively from Middle English gole, goll, gol (“an unfledged bird, silly fellow”), perhaps from Old Norse gulr (“yellow, pale”), from the hue of its down.

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