Skepticism



GRE TOEFL

解释

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• n. 怀疑论
• ［英］ n. 怀疑论 ( a doubting state of mind)
• ［类］ 反义词: conviction ( 坚信) ; credulity ( 轻信)

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Date: 1646
• 1. an attitude of doubt or a disposition to incredulity either in general or toward a particular object
• 2.
  • a. the doctrine that true knowledge or knowledge in a particular area is uncertain
  • b. the method of suspended judgment, systematic doubt, or criticism characteristic of skeptics
• 3. doubt concerning basic religious principles (as immortality, providence, and revelation)
• Synonyms: see uncertainty

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