dubious
dubious 英 [ˈdju:biəs] 美 [ˈdubiəs]
adj. 可疑的；不确定的
I was rather dubious about the whole idea. 我对这整个想法很怀疑。
They consider the plan to be of dubious benefit to most families. 他们认为这项计划对大多数家庭不一定有好处。
- Choose the adjective dubious for something you have doubts about or you suspect is not true. That bridge you just "bought" might be of dubious value.
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- adj. 可疑的；不确定的
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1. I was rather dubious about the whole idea.
我对这整个想法很怀疑。
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2. They consider the plan to be of dubious benefit to most families.
他们认为这项计划对大多数家庭不一定有好处。
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3. What he said yesterday was dubious.
他昨天说的话很含糊.
- 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" (from PIE root *dwo- "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.
du·bi·ous / ˈdjuːbiəs ; NAmE ˈduːbiəs / adjective 1 [not usually before noun ] dubious(about sth)/(about doing sth) (of a person 人 ) not certain and slightly suspicious about sth; not knowing whether sth is good or bad 怀疑；无把握；拿不准 SYN doubtful ◆ I was rather dubious about the whole idea. 我对这整个想法很怀疑。 2 ( disapproving) probably not honest 可疑的；不可信的；靠不住的；不诚实的 SYN suspicious ◆ They indulged in some highly dubious business practices to obtain their current position in the market. 他们采取了一些极为可疑的商业手段以取得目前在市场上的地位。 3 that you cannot be sure about; that is probably not good 不确定的；不一定好的 ◆ They consider the plan to be of dubious benefit to most families. 他们认为这项计划对大多数家庭不一定有好处。 ◆ ( ironic) She had the dubious honour of being the last woman to be hanged in England (= it was not an honour at all). 她成为英国最后一个受绞刑的女子，这或许也算得上是荣幸之至吧。 ▶ du·bi·ous·ly / ˈdjuːbiəsli ; NAmE ˈduːbiəsli / adverb du·bi·ous / ˈdjuːbiəs ; NAmE ˈduːbiəs / du·bi·ous·ly / ˈdjuːbiəsli ; NAmE ˈduːbiəsli /
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