来自拉丁语 scepticus,怀疑学派,字面意思即 the sect of Skeptics,古希腊时期的一个学术派别, 来自希腊语 skeptikos,怀疑的,思考的,来自 skeptesthai,看,思考,词源同 scope,telescope. 引申词义怀疑论者,怀疑者。
skeptic 的用法和双语例句“点击”或“选中”例句中的单词,就可以看到词义解释
The democratic seizure of congress in 2006 made a big difference , replacing global warming skeptic sen. james inhofe as committee chairperson with the green sen. barbara boxer .
Another skeptic was laocoon , who virgil says first uttered , " beware of greeks bearing gifts . "
另一名怀疑论者叫拉奥孔(laocoon),维吉尔称他最先强调“要小心希腊人留下的礼物。”
Indeed , persuasive writing doesn 't just convince the already-converted , a really well-crafted and well-supported argument will overcome a skeptic 's initial resistance .
A skeptic 's explanation would be that these companies collect monthly fees regardless of service , they do not face local voters , and the one entity that supervises their conduct , the federal communications commission , is in washington , insulated from the ravages , anger , and loss tied to the storm .