dubious

英 [ˈdʒuː.bi.əs]      美 [ˈduː.bi.əs]
  • adj. 可疑的;暧昧的;无把握的;半信半疑的
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1. doubt => dubious.
dubious 怀疑的

来自拉丁语dubius,二,摇摆,波动,词源同doubt.

dubious
dubious: see doubt
dubious (adj.)
1540s, from Latin dubiosus "doubtful," from dubium "doubt," neuter of dubius "vacillating, moving two ways, fluctuating;" figuratively "wavering in opinion, doubting, doubtful," from duo "two" (see two), with a sense of "of two minds, undecided between two things." Old English also used tweo "two" to mean "doubt." Compare doubt (v.). Related: Dubiously; dubiousness.
1. They would now find some dubious pretext to restart the war.
他们现在会找个蹩脚的借口重新发动战争。
2. Soho was still a highly dubious area.
索霍区仍然是个靠不住的地方。
3. I was rather dubious about the whole idea.
我对这整个想法持怀疑态度。
4. The tests have been shown to be of dubious validity.
这些试验的有效性已显得令人怀疑.
5. What he said yesterday was dubious.
他昨天说的话很含糊.