| 单词 | gullibility |
| 释义 | gullibility (once / 33674 pages) n Gullibility is the quality of believing in things too quickly. Someone with a lot of gullibility can be easily tricked. There's an old joke: "Did you know gullible isn't in the dictionary?" If you say "Really?" in response, then you are proving to be gullible: a little too ready to believe what you hear. The word for this quality or tendency is gullibility. Being superstitious shows gullibility. Believing tabloid newspapers shows gullibility. Falling easily for jokes and pranks shows gullibility. People with high gullibility are a little too trusting: they’re not suspicious of anyone. WORD FAMILYgullible: gullibility, gullibly USAGE EXAMPLESIt was fairly obscure until Hyde — and the troupe’s fan base — began playing with the media’s gullibility. Washington Post(Dec 23, 2016) Because deceit was one of Fidel Castro’s greatest talents, and gullibility is one of the world’s greatest frailties. Washington Post(Nov 26, 2016) The gullibility of the Trump voter is certainly a worrisome harbinger for American political debate, but the real problem runs much deeper. Salon(Oct 02, 2016) n tendency to believe too readily and therefore to be easily deceived Syn|Hyper credulousness naiveness, naivete, naivety lack of sophistication or worldliness |
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