incredulously

/ˌɪnˈkɹɛdʒəɫəsli/ adv

In an incredulous manner; tending to disbelieve; skeptically.

Word Origin From Latin credere 'to believe' — incredulous means 'not believing.' The root credere is a compound of cor 'heart' and dare 'to put' — literally 'to put one's heart into,' i.e., to trust. The same root gives us credit (belief in someone's ability to pay), credible (believable), and incredible (unbelievable).

adv In an incredulous manner; tending to disbelieve; skeptically.

She looked at him incredulously when he claimed to have seen a UFO.

(副词) 怀疑地;不相信地;难以置信地

当他说自己看到了UFO时,她怀疑地看着他。

(adverbio) con incredulidad; incrédulamente; con descreimiento; escépticamente [De manera incrédula; con tendencia a descreer; con escepticismo.]

Lo miró con incredulidad cuando él afirmó haber visto un OVNI.

(adverbe) avec incrédulité; d'un air incrédule; d'un ton incrédule [D'une manière incrédule, en manifestant du scepticisme ou l'incroyance.]

Elle l'a regardé **incredulously** quand il a prétendu avoir vu un OVNI.

(Adverb) ungläubig; zweifelnd; skeptisch [Auf eine Weise, die Unglauben oder Skepsis ausdrückt; zweifelnd.]

Sie sah ihn **incredulously** an, als er behauptete, ein UFO gesehen zu haben.

(副詞) 信じられないという様子で、疑って、疑い深く。

彼がUFOを見たと言ったとき、彼女は疑わしげに彼を見つめた。

(advérbio) incrédulamente; com incredulidade; desacreditadamente [De maneira incrédula; tendendo a não acreditar; com ceticismo.]

Ela olhou para ele com incredulidade quando ele afirmou ter visto um OVNI.

Word parts: in + cred + ulous + ly

Common collocations

at prep say verb ask verb stare verb be verb to prep echo verb look verb of prep eye subst think verb with prep

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