中英互译
dubious
英 /ˈdjuːbiəs/美 /ˈduːbiəs/
基本释义
- adj.可疑的,靠不住的;有疑虑的;(荣誉、名声等)不好的,不光彩的;质量不佳的
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词语例句
可疑的,靠不住的adj.
六级This claim seems to us to be rather dubious.
这项声明在我们看来相当不可信。
有疑虑的adj.
My parents were a bit dubious about it all at first but we soon convinced them.
起初我父母亲对此尚心存疑虑,但很快我们便说服了他们。
(荣誉、名声等)不好的,不光彩的adj.
The politician has the dubious honour of fabricating the ballots.
这个政客以造假选票而“出名”。
Last spring one of the two, Australia, gave up the dubious distinction by establishing paid family leave starting in 2011.
去年春天,这两个国家之一的澳大利亚放弃了这一可疑的荣誉,从2011年开始建立带薪家庭休假制度。
质量不佳的adj.
The restaurant has been decorated in dubious taste.
这餐厅的装潢品位不佳。
- They indulged in some highly dubious business practices to obtain their current position in the market.他们采取了一些极为可疑的商业手段以取得目前在市场上的地位。来自《牛津词典》
- The idea was to stop such accounts being used for dubious purposes.其想法是防止这些账户被用于可疑的目的。
- Scant attention has been paid to many of the dubious social and economic assumptions that underlie the plan.人们对该计划背后的许多可疑的社会和经济假设缺乏关注。
相关短语
- be dubious about...对……有疑虑
- dubious a怀疑的;有问题的;值得怀疑的
- In Dubious Battle胜负未决的战斗;胜负未定
- dubious value不可靠值
- dubious honour可疑的荣誉
- dubious philosophy可疑的哲学
词语扩展
adj.
可疑的;暧昧的;无把握的;半信半疑的
词义分布
可疑
76.4%
半信半疑的
9.8%
不确定的
7.3%
暧昧的
4.1%
无把握的
2.4%
英英释义
- adj.fraught with uncertainty or doubt
- adj.open to doubt or suspicion
- adj.not convinced
词源
- dubious来自拉丁语[[dubius]].
- dubious怀疑的来自拉丁语dubius,二,摇摆,波动,词源同doubt.
- dubious有问题的,靠不住的;(值得)怀疑的来源于拉丁语dubius(不确定的,在两种可能性之间摇摆的)。 同源词:doubt, redoubtable辨异:doubtful, dubiousdoubtful 语气较强,明确表示怀疑dubious 语气较弱,猜疑,半信半疑