英语词汇“dubiousness”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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There's No Uncertainty Around the Definition of Dubious

Dubious derives from the Latin verb dubare, meaning "to hesitate in choice of opinions or courses," and it is related to the Latin word for "two": duo. Dubious can be used to indicate uncertainty about the result of an action or the truth of a statement as well as about the uncertainty of a person and his or her character. In either case, it usually implies a feeling of doubt from suspicion, mistrust, or hesitation.

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The recent rumbles and ruptures in the financial markets are finally making people reassess the dubious systems of credit that have arisen in the past few years.

William Safire, New York Times Magazine, 19 Aug. 2007 Thus, the translation of the Latin word biographus as "a biography," and the limitation of "biographies" to written, printed histories of men, was perhaps inevitable. Poor Dryden was given the dubious honor of being the first to use the generic term—despite the fact that his phrase had been taken out of the context of biographical compilers, in a discussion of Plutarch.

Nigel Hamilton, Biography, 2007 That indeed is the crux of the matter. Today especially, when community-oriented policing is being introduced everywhere, it seems not only ethically dubious but self-defeating to engage in practices that at their best undermine trust and cooperation between citizens and law-enforcement officials and at their worst foster cynicism toward our legal system.

Edwin Dobb, Harper's, May 2002 To avoid fees, the new "relationship" minimum for checking accounts jumped from $2000 to as much as $6000. And what would customers get in exchange? The ability to take advantage of such a dubious new benefit as a consolidated monthly statement.

Consumer Reports, March 1996 He made the highly dubious claim that Elvis is still alive and living in Hawaii. a man of dubious character See More

Recent Examples on the Web Here was another motive—the strongest and most dubious of all.

George Packer, The Atlantic, 6 Sep. 2022 In addition to being legally dubious and economically reckless, Mr. Biden’s debt-cancellation plan will create incentives for schools and potential borrowers alike to act in ways that exacerbate the problem.

Jason L. Riley, WSJ, 6 Sep. 2022 But understanding how women in the criminal circuit have been able to achieve a level of empowerment and dubious success, which women in Italy’s legal community still struggle for, is part of the history of Italy.

Barbie Nadeau, Rolling Stone, 6 Sep. 2022 First Freud’s patient in the 1920s, in 1930 Bullitt also became his collaborator, co-writing a dubious psychobiography of Woodrow Wilson.

Patrick Blanchfield, The New Republic, 1 Sep. 2022 Many economists, though, are dubious of that assertion.

Christopher Rugaber, Anchorage Daily News, 26 July 2022 Younger people, who historically have made up the majority of the college-going population, are especially dubious of higher education’s value.

Chris Quintana, USA TODAY, 11 July 2022 That dubious honor goes to his predecessor, Donald Trump.

Michael Collins, USA TODAY, 21 July 2022 Hong Kong had the dubious honor of coming in first place, with New York City, Geneva, London and Tokyo rounding out the top five.

Lilit Marcus, CNN, 23 June 2022 See More

单词	dubiousness
释义	dubious adjective du·bi·ous ˈdü-bē-əs also dyü- 1 : unsettled in opinion : doubtful I was dubious about the plan. 2 : giving rise to uncertainty: such as a : of doubtful promise or outcome a dubious plan b : questionable or suspect as to true nature or quality the practice is of dubious legality dubiously adverb dubiousness noun Did you know? There's No Uncertainty Around the Definition of Dubious Dubious derives from the Latin verb dubare, meaning "to hesitate in choice of opinions or courses," and it is related to the Latin word for "two": duo. Dubious can be used to indicate uncertainty about the result of an action or the truth of a statement as well as about the uncertainty of a person and his or her character. In either case, it usually implies a feeling of doubt from suspicion, mistrust, or hesitation. Synonyms debatable disputable dodgy [chiefly British] doubtable doubtful dubitable equivocal fishy problematic problematical queer questionable shady shaky suspect suspicious See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences The recent rumbles and ruptures in the financial markets are finally making people reassess the dubious systems of credit that have arisen in the past few years. William Safire, New York Times Magazine, 19 Aug. 2007 Thus, the translation of the Latin word biographus as "a biography," and the limitation of "biographies" to written, printed histories of men, was perhaps inevitable. Poor Dryden was given the dubious honor of being the first to use the generic term—despite the fact that his phrase had been taken out of the context of biographical compilers, in a discussion of Plutarch. Nigel Hamilton, Biography, 2007 That indeed is the crux of the matter. Today especially, when community-oriented policing is being introduced everywhere, it seems not only ethically dubious but self-defeating to engage in practices that at their best undermine trust and cooperation between citizens and law-enforcement officials and at their worst foster cynicism toward our legal system. Edwin Dobb, Harper's, May 2002 To avoid fees, the new "relationship" minimum for checking accounts jumped from $2000 to as much as $6000. And what would customers get in exchange? The ability to take advantage of such a dubious new benefit as a consolidated monthly statement. Consumer Reports, March 1996 He made the highly dubious claim that Elvis is still alive and living in Hawaii. a man of dubious character See More Recent Examples on the Web Here was another motive—the strongest and most dubious of all. George Packer, The Atlantic, 6 Sep. 2022 In addition to being legally dubious and economically reckless, Mr. Biden’s debt-cancellation plan will create incentives for schools and potential borrowers alike to act in ways that exacerbate the problem. Jason L. Riley, WSJ, 6 Sep. 2022 But understanding how women in the criminal circuit have been able to achieve a level of empowerment and dubious success, which women in Italy’s legal community still struggle for, is part of the history of Italy. Barbie Nadeau, Rolling Stone, 6 Sep. 2022 First Freud’s patient in the 1920s, in 1930 Bullitt also became his collaborator, co-writing a dubious psychobiography of Woodrow Wilson. Patrick Blanchfield, The New Republic, 1 Sep. 2022 Many economists, though, are dubious of that assertion. Christopher Rugaber, Anchorage Daily News, 26 July 2022 Younger people, who historically have made up the majority of the college-going population, are especially dubious of higher education’s value. Chris Quintana, USA TODAY, 11 July 2022 That dubious honor goes to his predecessor, Donald Trump. Michael Collins, USA TODAY, 21 July 2022 Hong Kong had the dubious honor of coming in first place, with New York City, Geneva, London and Tokyo rounding out the top five. Lilit Marcus, CNN, 23 June 2022 See More Word History Etymology Latin dubius, from dubare to vacillate; akin to Latin duo two — more at two First Known Use 1548, in the meaning defined at sense 2 Kids Definition dubious adjective du·bi·ous ˈdü-bē-əs ˈdyü- 1 : causing doubt : uncertain Our plans are dubious at this point. 2 : feeling doubt I was dubious about our chances. 3 : questionable sense 1 … they all began discussing dragon-slayings historical, dubious, and mythical … J. R. R. Tolkien, The Hobbit dubiousness noun as in uncertainness Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance uncertainness doubtfulness shakiness unreliability questionableness dodginess Antonyms & Near Antonyms trustworthiness reliability solidity sureness dependability dependableness solidness responsibility reliableness credibility infallibility trustability inerrancy creditability creditableness See More
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