Credulous
['kredjʊləs] or ['krɛdʒələs]
解釋/意思:
(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' .
杰勒德整理--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(a.) Apt to believe on slight evidence; easily imposed upon; unsuspecting.
(a.) Believed too readily.
編輯:罗比
同義詞及近義詞：
a. Unsuspecting, unsuspicious, easy of belief, easily duped.
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例句/造句/用法:
- It is all a joke you credulous little fool, said he, running after me. 哈裡特·威爾遜. 哈裡特·威爾遜回忆录.
- He threw out biting remarks on Lydgate's tricks, worthy only of a quack, to get himself a factitious reputation with credulous people. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- The credulous little creature again embraced Mrs Lammle most affectionately, and then held out her hand to Mr Lammle. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- 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·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- He had as a boy been haunted by the fear of monsters and witches in which the credulous of all classes then believed. 李貝. 西洋科學史.
- 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. 維萊特.
- That is but one of the superstitions which Issus has foisted upon a credulous humanity. 愛德格·賴斯·巴勒斯. 火星戰神.
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