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Not sure that something is true, will happen, or is a good idea — 'it's doubtful he'll arrive on time' means it probably won't happen. It can also describe a person's own feeling of uncertainty, like 'she looked doubtful about the plan,' meaning she wasn't convinced it would work.
懷疑的、不確定的
組成'Doubt' + '-ful' (an adjective ending meaning 'full of').
同家族的字
- doubtsame root word
- undoubtedlysame root word 'doubt,' with the opposite meaning of certainty
原始詞典資料8 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
doubtfuladj/ˈdaʊtfəl/
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Subject to, or causing doubt.
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Experiencing or showing doubt, skeptical.
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Undecided or of uncertain outcome.
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obsoleteFearsome, dreadful.
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Improbable or unlikely.
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Suspicious, or of dubious character.
- Yet it is not the predominant views of the experts but the views of a minority, mostly of rather doubtful standing in their profession, which are taken up and spread by the intellectuals.
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Unclear or unreliable.
- The pupils of her great eyes were large in the doubtful lamplight, swallowing their green fires in deep pools of mystery and darkness.
doubtfulnoun/ˈdaʊtfəl/
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A doubtful person or thing.
- They had their lists of Liberals and of the doubtfuls who still remained doubtful. As the election drew near, the force of the whole organization was turned upon these unrepentant doubtfuls.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。