If you are skeptical, you hold back. You do not accept a claim easily; you want more before you believe it. “I’m skeptical about the new app.” That is the everyday adjective next to the person-noun skeptic, and it is the form you will say most.

if you are skeptical如果你 skeptical，you hold back你會有所保留。you do not accept a claim easily你不會輕易接受一個說法；you want more before you believe it你需要更多才會相信。“I’m skeptical about the new app.”「我對這個新 app 存疑。」that is the everyday adjective next to the person-noun skeptic這是日常形容詞，對應的人稱名詞是 skeptic，and it is the form you will say most而這也是你最常會用到的形式。

American spelling uses k; British writing uses sceptical. Same sound: sk-.

American spelling美式拼法 uses k用 k（skeptical）；British writing英式寫法 uses sceptical用 sceptical。same sound發音一樣：sk-。

It is milder than naming someone a skeptic for life. Lots of people are skeptical about one story, one product, one promise, and leave it there.

it is milder than naming someone a skeptic for life這比把一個人一輩子定型為 skeptic 要溫和。lots of people很多人 are skeptical about one story, one product, one promise對某一個故事、某個產品、某個承諾抱持懷疑，and leave it there僅止於此，不會更進一步。

Teachers, scientists, and newspapers like it because it sounds careful, not rude. It is ordinary educated English, fine in speech and in essays.

teachers, scientists, and newspapers老師、科學家和報紙 like it都喜歡用它，because it sounds careful, not rude因為聽起來謹慎，而不是無禮。it is ordinary educated English這是一般受過教育的人會用的英文，fine in speech and in essays說話和寫文章都適用。

Though actually, the temperature of your voice does extra work. “I’m skeptical of the numbers” can mean you want to check. “I’m skeptical of him” can mean you already do not trust the person. Same word; what follows of or about tells you which.

though actually不過事實上，the temperature of your voice does extra work你說話的語氣會多做一件事。“I’m skeptical of the numbers”「我對這些數字存疑」can mean you want to check可能只是說你想查證一下。“I’m skeptical of him”「我對他存疑」can mean you already do not trust the person可能是你根本已經不信任這個人了。same word同一個字；what follows of or about tells you whichof 或 about 後面接的東西，會告訴你是哪一種。