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

adj

If you are incredulous that means you can't or won't believe something. If you tell people about those aliens you met the other night, they'll probably give you an incredulous look.

Incredulous is the opposite of credulous, which means "believing too easily." Both words come from the Latin word credere, which means "to believe." Incredulous is stronger than skeptical; if you're incredulous of something, you refuse to believe it, but if you're skeptical, you're doubtful but you haven't ruled it out completely. If someone insists that your best friend is actually an underworld spy, you'll probably look at them with incredulous anger.

CHOOSE YOUR WORDS

incredible / incredulous

Incredible describes something you can't believe because it's so right, like an incredible double rainbow. Incredulous describes how you feel when you can't believe something because it's so wrong, like when someone tells you leprechauns left two pots of gold.

If you pay attention to advertising, we live in an incredible world: Your local team had an incredible comeback. The latest movie is an incredible adventure. Wash your hair with this new shampoo and get incredible shine.

It's enough to make you incredulous, or skeptical.

Incredible isn't just an empty modifier for some new product. The adjective means that what it describes is hard to believe. People use it to mean it's so awesome you can't even believe it. It's usually something good, but bad stuff, like earthquakes, can be hard to believe, too:

He is an incredible player: Hall of Fame talent combined with world-class relentlessness. (New York Times)

Japanese earthquake, tsunami causes incredible damage; effects felt in U.S. (North Jefferson News)

The brain drain out of rural America has been incredible. (Reuters)

Incredulous describes someone unable to believe something, someone being super skeptical. Put your fists on your hips and say "no way!"when you're incredulous. It comes from the Latin incredulous, meaning not believing. Incredulous describes people, and their reactions to things they can't believe:

Asked whether writing the book forced him to seize on moments that he might otherwise have passed over he looked incredulous. (New York Times)

"Do you mean," he began, and paused, scrutinizing her tortured face with disconcerted, incredulous eyes. (F.E. Mills Young)

Something incredible is not credible; it's unbelievable.People, rainbows, and other things can be described as incredible (just check that shampoo label), but only people can feel incredulous, or unbelieving and a little irked.

WORD FAMILY

incredulous: incredulity, incredulously+/credulity: credulities, overcredulity/credulous: credulity, credulously, credulousness, incredulous, overcredulous/incredulity: incredulities

USAGE EXAMPLES

Let’s say they were Dutch – watched amused and incredulous.

The Guardian(Dec 28, 2016)

Incredulous children often ask parents or teachers, “Is it real?”

Washington Post(Dec 21, 2016)

The police chief said the owner was “incredulous” that police broke the window to rescue the mannequin.

Washington Times(Dec 16, 2016)

adj not disposed or willing to believe; unbelieving

Syn|Ant

incredible, unbelievable

beyond belief or understanding

disbelieving, sceptical, skeptical, unbelieving

denying or questioning the tenets of especially a religion

distrustful

having or showing distrust

credulous

disposed to believe on little evidence

credible

(a common but incorrect usage where `credulous' would be appropriate) credulous

overcredulous

too credulous for your own good

unquestioning

not inclined to ask questions

naif, naive

marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience

trustful, trusting

inclined to believe or confide readily; full of trust

单词	incredulous
释义	incredulous (once / 728 pages) adj If you are incredulous that means you can't or won't believe something. If you tell people about those aliens you met the other night, they'll probably give you an incredulous look. Incredulous is the opposite of credulous, which means "believing too easily." Both words come from the Latin word credere, which means "to believe." Incredulous is stronger than skeptical; if you're incredulous of something, you refuse to believe it, but if you're skeptical, you're doubtful but you haven't ruled it out completely. If someone insists that your best friend is actually an underworld spy, you'll probably look at them with incredulous anger. CHOOSE YOUR WORDS incredible / incredulous Incredible describes something you can't believe because it's so right, like an incredible double rainbow. Incredulous describes how you feel when you can't believe something because it's so wrong, like when someone tells you leprechauns left two pots of gold. If you pay attention to advertising, we live in an incredible world: Your local team had an incredible comeback. The latest movie is an incredible adventure. Wash your hair with this new shampoo and get incredible shine. It's enough to make you incredulous, or skeptical. Incredible isn't just an empty modifier for some new product. The adjective means that what it describes is hard to believe. People use it to mean it's so awesome you can't even believe it. It's usually something good, but bad stuff, like earthquakes, can be hard to believe, too: He is an incredible player: Hall of Fame talent combined with world-class relentlessness. (New York Times) Japanese earthquake, tsunami causes incredible damage; effects felt in U.S. (North Jefferson News) The brain drain out of rural America has been incredible. (Reuters) Incredulous describes someone unable to believe something, someone being super skeptical. Put your fists on your hips and say "no way!"when you're incredulous. It comes from the Latin incredulous, meaning not believing. Incredulous describes people, and their reactions to things they can't believe: Asked whether writing the book forced him to seize on moments that he might otherwise have passed over he looked incredulous. (New York Times) "Do you mean," he began, and paused, scrutinizing her tortured face with disconcerted, incredulous eyes. (F.E. Mills Young) Something incredible is not credible; it's unbelievable.People, rainbows, and other things can be described as incredible (just check that shampoo label), but only people can feel incredulous, or unbelieving and a little irked. WORD FAMILY incredulous: incredulity, incredulously+/credulity: credulities, overcredulity/credulous: credulity, credulously, credulousness, incredulous, overcredulous/incredulity: incredulities USAGE EXAMPLES Let’s say they were Dutch – watched amused and incredulous. The Guardian(Dec 28, 2016) Incredulous children often ask parents or teachers, “Is it real?” Washington Post(Dec 21, 2016) The police chief said the owner was “incredulous” that police broke the window to rescue the mannequin. Washington Times(Dec 16, 2016) adj not disposed or willing to believe; unbelieving Syn\|Ant incredible, unbelievable beyond belief or understanding disbelieving, sceptical, skeptical, unbelieving denying or questioning the tenets of especially a religion distrustful having or showing distrust credulous disposed to believe on little evidence credible (a common but incorrect usage where `credulous' would be appropriate) credulous overcredulous too credulous for your own good unquestioning not inclined to ask questions naif, naive marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience trustful, trusting inclined to believe or confide readily; full of trust
随便看	encyclical encyclical letter encyclopaedia encyclopaedic encyclopaedism encyclopaedist encyclopedia encyclopedic encyclopedism encyclopedist encysted end endaemonism end-all endameba Endamoeba Endamoeba histolytica Endamoebidae endanger endangered endangered species endangerment endarterectomy endarteritis endear