scepticism

/ˈskɛptɪkɪzəm/ noun B2

unbelief

Word Origin Scepticism comes from Greek skeptesthai 'to look at, consider' — so a sceptic is one who looks closely, questions. The same root gives us scope (an instrument for looking) and its compounds like telescope and microscope. The Latin borrowing spect- (to look) appears in inspect, respect, and suspect. Scepticism is the philosophy of looking before believing.

noun unbelief B2

Her scepticism about the new medicine's effectiveness was based on a lack of scientific evidence.

(名词) 怀疑;怀疑主义;不信 【不信; 怀疑】

她对新药有效性持怀疑态度,是基于缺乏科学证据。

(sustantivo) escepticismo; incredulidad; desconfianza

Su escepticismo sobre la efectividad del nuevo medicamento se basaba en la falta de evidencia científica.

(nom) scepticisme; incrédulité; doute [attitude de doute systématique, disposition à ne pas croire facilement]

Son scepticisme concernant l'efficacité du nouveau médicament reposait sur un manque de preuves scientifiques.

(Substantiv) Skeptizismus; Zweifel [die Haltung, Dinge anzuzweifeln oder nicht ohne Beweise zu akzeptieren]

Ihr **scepticism** gegenüber der Wirksamkeit des neuen Medikaments beruhte auf mangelnden wissenschaftlichen Belegen.

(名詞) 疑いを抱くこと、真実や正確さを信じないこと

新しい薬の効果に対する彼女の懐疑的な態度は、科学的証拠の不足に基づいていた。

(substantivo) ceticismo; descrença; incredulidade; cepticismo

O ceticismo dela sobre a eficácia do novo medicamento era baseado na falta de evidências científicas.

noun Alternative spelling of skepticism. countable

There was widespread scepticism about the company's environmental claims.

(名词) 怀疑论

人们对该公司的环保声明普遍持怀疑态度。

(sustantivo) escepticismo [Grafía alternativa de escepticismo.]

Había un escepticismo generalizado sobre las afirmaciones ambientales de la empresa.

(nom) scepticisme; doute; incrédulité [Variante orthographique britannique de « skepticism » (scepticisme).]

Il y avait un scepticisme généralisé quant aux affirmations environnementales de l'entreprise.

(Substantiv) Skeptizismus; Zweifel [Alternative Schreibweise von **Skeptizismus**; die Haltung, Dinge zu hinterfragen oder nicht ohne Weiteres zu glauben.]

Es gab weitverbreiteten **scepticism** gegenüber den Umweltversprechen des Unternehmens.

(名詞) 物事を疑う傾向や態度。skepticism の別のつづり。

その会社の環境に関する主張に対しては、広く懐疑的な見方があった。

(substantivo) ceticismo; cepticismo [Grafia alternativa de ceticismo.]

Havia um ceticismo generalizado sobre as afirmações ambientais da empresa.

Word parts: sceptic + ism

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