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scepticism

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++scep·ti·cis·m British English, skepticism American English /ˈskeptɪsɪzəm/ ●○○ noun [uncountable]  BELIEVE#an attitude of doubting that particular claims or statements are true or that something will happen 怀疑态度;怀疑论
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scepticismHe found in Byers a bracing scepticism like his own.Some people claim otherwise and argue vociferously for complete scepticism.Like policemen, they have a hardened scepticism about humanity.I suspect this, like compulsory religious education, gave me a lifelong scepticism about obligatory elements in any curriculum.For this reason, arguments for the existence of the monster based upon visual evidence have met with a good deal of scepticism.Though greeted with nothing like the derision that met Howarth's six-page statement, the spokesmen encountered a fair degree of scepticism.Public scepticism and opposition had to be overcome before the system could function effectively, he said.Accordingly, sophisticated econometric analyses of balance of payments behaviour should be treated with strong scepticism.
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scepticism
scepticism British English, skepticism American English /ˈskeptəsɪzəm, ˈskeptɪsɪzəm/ noun [uncountable]
an attitude of doubting that particular claims or statements are true or that something will happen


scep·ti·cism (BrE) (NAmE skep·ti·cism) BrE /ˈskeptɪsɪzəm/ 🔊NAmE /ˈskeptɪsɪzəm/ 🔊 noun [uncountable, singular] an attitude of doubting that claims or statements are true or that sth will happen 怀疑态度;怀疑主义Such claims should be regarded with a certain amount of scepticism. 对这样的说法,大可不必全信。🔊🔊