dubious
英 ['djuːbɪəs]
美['dubɪəs]
- adj. 可疑的；暧昧的；无把握的；半信半疑的
英英释意
- 1. 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"
- 2. 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
- 3. not convinced;
- "they admitted the force of my argument but remained dubious"