Doubtful

['daʊtfʊl;-f(ə)l] or ['daʊtfəl]

解释:

(adj.) fraught with uncertainty or doubt; 'they were doubtful that the cord would hold'; 'it was doubtful whether she would be admitted'; 'dubious about agreeing to go' .

(adj.) open to doubt or suspicion; 'the candidate's doubtful past'; 'he has a dubious record indeed'; 'what one found uncertain the other found dubious or downright false'; 'it was more than dubitable whether the friend was as influential as she thought'- Karen Horney .

(adj.) unsettled in mind or opinion; 'drew a few tentative conclusions' .

手打:斯蒂芬--From WordNet

解释:

(a.) Not settled in opinion; undetermined; wavering; hesitating in belief; also used, metaphorically, of the body when its action is affected by such a state of mind; as, we are doubtful of a fact, or of the propriety of a measure.

(a.) Admitting of doubt; not obvious, clear, or certain; questionable; not decided; not easy to be defined, classed, or named; as, a doubtful case, hue, claim, title, species, and the like.

(a.) Characterized by ambiguity; dubious; as, a doubtful expression; a doubtful phrase.

(a.) Of uncertain issue or event.

(a.) Fearful; apprehensive; suspicious.

校对:西尔玛

同义词及近义词：

a. [1]. Wavering, undecided, hesitating, undetermined, in suspense.[2]. Ambiguous, dubious, equivocal, obscure, enigmatical, problematical.[3]. Indeterminate, undecided, uncertain, questionable.

编辑:洛娜

同义词及反义词：

[See DOUBT_and_EQUIVOCAL]

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