首页英语词典doubtfuldoubtful英英释意

doubtful

英['daʊtfʊl;-f(ə)l] 美['daʊtfəl]
  • adj. 可疑的;令人生疑的;疑心的;不能确定的

英英释意


1. 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
2. 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"
3. unsettled in mind or opinion;
"drew a few tentative conclusions"