doubtful
英 ['daʊtfʊl; -f(ə)l]
美['daʊtfəl]
- adj. 可疑的；令人生疑的；疑心的；不能确定的
英英释意
- 1. open to doubt or suspicion;
- "the candidate's doubtful past"
- "he has a dubious record indeed"
- "what one found uncertain the other found dubious or downright false"
- "it was more than dubitable whether the friend was as influential as she thought"- Karen Horney
- 2. fraught with uncertainty or doubt;
- "they were doubtful that the cord would hold"
- "it was doubtful whether she would be admitted"
- "dubious about agreeing to go"
- 3. unsettled in mind or opinion;
- "drew a few tentative conclusions"
