单词 | to suspend disbelief |
释义 | > as lemmasto suspend disbelief d. to suspend disbelief, to refrain from being sceptical, or from doubting the truth of something. Cf. suspension n. 3b. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > scepticism > be sceptical [verb (intransitive)] > refrain from to suspend disbelief1963 1963 Listener 28 Feb. 393/2 By the time he arrived at the cliff-hanging conclusion there was nothing for it but to suspend disbelief. 1979 Amer. Notes & Queries Feb. 97/1 In suspending disbelief, poets could construct a fictitious transitional zone. < as lemmas |
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