sceptic: [16] The Greek verb sképtesthai meant ‘examine, consider’ (it was descended from a base *skep- which was related to *skop-, source of English scope, and may have been a reversed version of *spek-, from which English gets spectator, speculate, etc). From it was derived the adjective skeptikós, which was applied to various schools of philosophy (particularly that of Pyrrho of Elis) which stressed the need for careful examination of a proposition, starting from an attitude of doubt, before accepting it.
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The word passed via Latin scepticus and French sceptique into English as sceptic, by which time it had acquired broader connotations of ‘initial doubt’.
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=> scope
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sceptic (n.)
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chiefly British English spelling of skeptic (q.v.). Related: Sceptical; sceptically; scepticism.
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双语例句:
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1. You may be a sceptic and put it down to life's inequalities.
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你或许是个怀疑论者,会把它归因于生活的不公正。
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来自柯林斯例句
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2. He was a born sceptic.
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他天生多疑。
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来自柯林斯例句
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3. Arriving in Egypt, Frederick met the sultan, a fellow sceptic in religious questions.
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抵达埃及后, 腓特烈拜见了宗教怀疑论者同伴苏丹.
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来自英汉非文学 - 文明史
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4. Perhaps he is a climate sceptic – I have no idea.
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或许他是一名气候变化怀疑论者——我也不清楚.
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5. The empirical sceptic appropriately responds: how do you know?
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经验主义的怀疑者可以作适当的反应: 你是如何知道的?
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更多相关例句:
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He was a born sceptic...
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他天生多疑。【柯林斯高阶英语词典】
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But he now has to convince sceptics that he has a serious plan.
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但是他现在得让怀疑者相信他有一个严肃的计划。【柯林斯高阶英语词典】
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Perhaps he is a climate sceptic – I have no idea.
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或许他是一名气候变化怀疑论者——我也不清楚.【期刊摘选】
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The empirical sceptic appropriately responds: how do you know?
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经验主义的怀疑者可以作适当的反应: 你是如何知道的?【期刊摘选】
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Sceptic: The stars and stripes appears to be the wind, which is impossible without an atmosphere.
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质疑者: 星条旗看起来似乎是迎风招展, 然而在没有大气的情况下这是不可能的.【期刊摘选】
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She a sceptic and deeper thinker and likes to judge by intuition.
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她的本性多疑,爱沉思,具智慧,喜用直觉判断事物.【期刊摘选】
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This said, the man before us is a sceptic in the original sense.
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这就是说, 我们眼前的这个人是原初意义上的怀疑论者.【期刊摘选】
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You may be a sceptic and put it down to life's inequalities.
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