英语词汇“credulous”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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The cred in credulous is from Latin credere, meaning “to believe” or “to trust.” Credulous describes people who would be wise to be a bit more skeptical, or things that ought to be approached with some skepticism. The word has a useful opposite in the term incredulous, which often describes something that shows or suggests one’s lack of belief (“listening with an incredulous smile”), or someone who cannot or will not believe something, as in “an outrageous statement that left them incredulous.” (You’ll do well not to confuse incredulous with incredible.)

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Few people are credulous enough to believe such nonsense.

Recent Examples on the Web Nonetheless, the show has often been credulous regarding law enforcement claims.

ELLE, 11 Aug. 2022 The audience for this performance of fake virtue consists solely of Manchin himself, a few of his centrist colleagues, and the overly credulous members of the Washington press corps.

Ryan Cooper, The Week, 29 June 2021 At one startling point, the survivor even dresses up as the deceased, with a fake bullet hole in his temple, in order to console his credulous mother, who worries that the ghost of her son may not find peace.

Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 15 July 2022 The Zuckerian approach did occasionally misfire, with live coverage of Trump rallies, credulous reporting on the Steele dossier, other embarrassments, and a general surfeit of commentary and analysis.

Erik Wemple, Washington Post, 21 June 2022 The ramifications of not disclosing these ties can touch anyone, from your credulous grandmother all the way up to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

Wired, 15 July 2022 Like all efforts to brand the modern GOP as populist or even populism-curious, arguing that the party has abandoned the core of its last half-century of politics requires credulous and contorted readings of statements intended as mere rhetoric.

Ed Burmila, The New Republic, 15 June 2022 Even credulous reporters will think twice before running with another Fusion lead.

Kimberley A. Strassel, WSJ, 12 May 2022 Like the Afghanistan debacle, Theranos is a horror story of wishful thinking, credulous media, and celebrity impunity.

Samuel Goldman, The Week, 10 Sep. 2021 See More

单词	credulous
释义	credulous adjective cred·u·lous ˈkre-jə-ləs 1 : ready to believe especially on slight or uncertain evidence accused of swindling credulous investors Few people are credulous enough to believe such nonsense. 2 : proceeding from credulity credulous superstitions credulously adverb credulousness noun Did you know? The cred in credulous is from Latin credere, meaning “to believe” or “to trust.” Credulous describes people who would be wise to be a bit more skeptical, or things that ought to be approached with some skepticism. The word has a useful opposite in the term incredulous, which often describes something that shows or suggests one’s lack of belief (“listening with an incredulous smile”), or someone who cannot or will not believe something, as in “an outrageous statement that left them incredulous.” (You’ll do well not to confuse incredulous with incredible.) Example Sentences Few people are credulous enough to believe such nonsense. Recent Examples on the Web Nonetheless, the show has often been credulous regarding law enforcement claims. ELLE, 11 Aug. 2022 The audience for this performance of fake virtue consists solely of Manchin himself, a few of his centrist colleagues, and the overly credulous members of the Washington press corps. Ryan Cooper, The Week, 29 June 2021 At one startling point, the survivor even dresses up as the deceased, with a fake bullet hole in his temple, in order to console his credulous mother, who worries that the ghost of her son may not find peace. Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 15 July 2022 The Zuckerian approach did occasionally misfire, with live coverage of Trump rallies, credulous reporting on the Steele dossier, other embarrassments, and a general surfeit of commentary and analysis. Erik Wemple, Washington Post, 21 June 2022 The ramifications of not disclosing these ties can touch anyone, from your credulous grandmother all the way up to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Wired, 15 July 2022 Like all efforts to brand the modern GOP as populist or even populism-curious, arguing that the party has abandoned the core of its last half-century of politics requires credulous and contorted readings of statements intended as mere rhetoric. Ed Burmila, The New Republic, 15 June 2022 Even credulous reporters will think twice before running with another Fusion lead. Kimberley A. Strassel, WSJ, 12 May 2022 Like the Afghanistan debacle, Theranos is a horror story of wishful thinking, credulous media, and celebrity impunity. Samuel Goldman, The Week, 10 Sep. 2021 See More Word History Etymology Latin credulus, from credere to believe, entrust — more at creed First Known Use 1553, in the meaning defined at sense 1 credulous adjective as in naive too willing to believe things without substantial proof Few people are credulous enough to believe such nonsense. a credulous audience Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance naive gullible innocent immature uncritical believing trustful trusting unsophisticated inexperienced gullable ingenuous unsuspecting susceptible unsuspicious unworldly childish naif naïve primitive unknowing unwary simpleminded dewy unguarded naïf callow wide-eyed childlike idealistic green gulled dewy-eyed simple beguiled duped unrealistic aw-shucks impractical careless tricked thoughtless heedless raw Antonyms & Near Antonyms skeptical cynical incredulous suspicious unconvinced critical cautious careful doubting wary watchful leery pragmatic realistic pragmatical guarded hardheaded sober suspecting leary worldly sophisticated cosmopolitan experienced knowing down-to-earth streetwise worldly-wise street-smart See More
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