Credulous
['kredjʊləs] or ['krɛdʒələs]
解释:
(adj.) disposed to believe on little evidence; 'the gimmick would convince none but the most credulous' .
(adj.) showing a lack of judgment or experience; 'so credulous he believes everything he reads' .
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解释:
(a.) Apt to believe on slight evidence; easily imposed upon; unsuspecting.
(a.) Believed too readily.
编辑:罗比
同义词及近义词:
a. Unsuspecting, unsuspicious, easy of belief, easily duped.
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例句:
- It is all a joke you credulous little fool, said he, running after me. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
- He threw out biting remarks on Lydgate's tricks, worthy only of a quack, to get himself a factitious reputation with credulous people. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
- The credulous little creature again embraced Mrs Lammle most affectionately, and then held out her hand to Mr Lammle. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
- The attitude of the common people who tilled the fields and herded the beasts towards the temple would remain simple and credulous. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
- He had as a boy been haunted by the fear of monsters and witches in which the credulous of all classes then believed. 李贝. 西洋科学史.
- All the teachers had dreams of some loverone (but she was naturally of a credulous turn) believed in a future husband. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
- That is but one of the superstitions which Issus has foisted upon a credulous humanity. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.
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