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Incredulity is the feeling you get when something is so surprising, so hard to take in, that you cannot believe it. Your face goes blank; you might laugh once or just stare. It is the noun — the feeling itself — not the person. Though actually, it is a rather formal, word. Friends more often say “I couldn’t believe it” or “no way.” You meet it in stories and news: she stared in incredulity. It is not quiet, careful doubt, and it is not “wow, that’s ” either. It is the sharp “this cannot be true” feeling.
難以置信；不敢置信
組成incredulous (not willing to believe) + -ity (the state or feeling). From Latin incredulus, “unbelieving.”
同家族的字
- incredulousthe adjective for a person who feels this
- incredulouslythe adverb: in a way that shows you cannot believe it
- credulousthe opposite kind of person: too ready to believe
原始詞典資料2 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。
incredulitynoun/ˌɪnkɹɪˈdjuːlɪti/
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Unwillingness or inability to believe; doubt about the truth or verisimilitude of something; disbelief.
- Wide went her eyes in wonder and incredulity, as she beheld this seeming apparition risen from the dead.
- It was a casual sneer, obviously one of a long line. There was hatred behind it, but of a quiet, chronic type, nothing new or unduly virulent, and he was taken aback by the flicker of amazed incredulity that passed over the younger man's ravaged face.
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rareReligious disbelief; lack of faith.
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。