skepticism

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++skep·ti·ci·sm /ˈskeptɪsɪzəm/ noun [countable, uncountable]  x-refthe American spelling of scepticism scepticism 的美式拼法

Examples from the Corpus

skepticism• The judicial caution and skepticism are completely warranted.• There was considerable skepticism that the Foundation would come through.• Such authoritative statements do not invite skepticism.• He is not so different from me, actually, except in the matters of skepticism and a sense of history.• However, some skepticism has greeted this hypothesis.• The financial markets shared that skepticism.• It came at a moment when skepticism over the pace toward full economic union and the single currency has been mounting.• Many politicians and media critics confuse cynicism with skepticism.

skep·ti·ci·sm nounChineseSyllable  

Corpus scepticism spelling of American the

skepticism

I

scep‧ti‧cis‧m 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

II

skep‧ti‧ci‧sm /ˈskeptəsɪzəm, ˈskeptɪsɪzəm/ noun [uncountable and countable]
the American spelling of scepticism

skep·ti·cism (NAmE) (BrE scep·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 skepticism. 对这样的说法，大可不必全信。🔊🔊