doubt 音標拼音: [d'ɑʊt]
n . 懷疑,疑問
vt . 懷疑
vi . 懷疑
懷疑,疑問懷疑懷疑
doubt n 1 :
the state of being unsure of something [
synonym : {
doubt },
{
uncertainty }, {
incertitude }, {
dubiety }, {
doubtfulness },
{
dubiousness }] [
ant : {
certainty }]
2 :
uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something ; "
the dubiousness of his claim "; "
there is no question about the validity of the enterprise " [
synonym : {
doubt },
{
dubiousness }, {
doubtfulness }, {
question }]
v 1 :
consider unlikely or have doubts about ; "
I doubt that she will accept his proposal of marriage "
2 :
lack confidence in or have doubts about ; "
I doubt these reports "; "
I suspect her true motives "; "
she distrusts her stepmother "
Doubt \
Doubt \ (
dout ),
v .
i . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Doubted };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Doubting }.] [
OE .
duten ,
douten ,
OF .
duter ,
doter ,
douter ,
F .
douter ,
fr .
L .
dubitare ;
akin to dubius doubtful .
See {
Dubious }.]
1 .
To waver in opinion or judgment ;
to be in uncertainty as to belief respecting anything ;
to hesitate in belief ;
to be undecided as to the truth of the negative or the affirmative proposition ;
to b e undetermined .
[
1913 Webster ]
Even in matters divine ,
concerning some things ,
we may lawfully doubt ,
and suspend our judgment .
--
Hooker .
[
1913 Webster ]
To try your love and make you doubt of mine .
--
Dryden .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
To suspect ;
to fear ;
to be apprehensive . [
Obs .]
Syn :
To waver ;
vacillate ;
fluctuate ;
hesitate ;
demur ;
scruple ;
question .
[
1913 Webster ]
Doubt \
Doubt \,
v .
t .
1 .
To question or hold questionable ;
to withhold assent to ;
to hesitate to believe ,
or to be inclined not to believe ;
to withhold confidence from ;
to distrust ;
as ,
I have heard the story ,
but I doubt the truth of it .
[
1913 Webster ]
To admire superior sense ,
and doubt their own !
--
Pope .
[
1913 Webster ]
I doubt not that however changed ,
you keep So much of what is graceful . --
Tennyson .
[
1913 Webster ]
{
To doubt not but }.
I do not doubt but I have been to blame . --
Dryden .
[
1913 Webster ]
We doubt not now But every rub is smoothed on our way . --
Shak .
[
1913 Webster ]
Note :
That is ,
we have no doubt to prevent us from believing ,
etc . (
or notwithstanding all that may be said to the contrary ) --
but having a preventive sense ,
after verbs of "
doubting "
and "
denying "
that convey a notion of hindrance . --
E .
A .
Abbott .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
To suspect ;
to fear ;
to be apprehensive of . [
Obs .]
[
1913 Webster ]
Edmond [
was a ]
good man and doubted God . --
R .
of Gloucester .
[
1913 Webster ]
I doubt some foul play . --
Shak .
[
1913 Webster ]
That I of doubted danger had no fear . --
Spenser .
[
1913 Webster ]
3 .
To fill with fear ;
to affright . [
Obs .]
[
1913 Webster ]
The virtues of the valiant Caratach More doubt me than all Britain . --
Beau . &
Fl .
[
1913 Webster ]
Doubt \
Doubt \,
n . [
OE .
dute ,
doute ,
F .
doute ,
fr .
douter to doubt .
See {
Doubt },
v .
i .]
1 .
A fluctuation of mind arising from defect of knowledge or evidence ;
uncertainty of judgment or mind ;
unsettled state of opinion concerning the reality of an event ,
or the truth of an assertion ,
etc .;
hesitation .
[
1913 Webster ]
Doubt is the beginning and the end of our efforts to know . --
Sir W .
Hamilton .
[
1913 Webster ]
Doubt ,
in order to be operative in requiring an acquittal ,
is not the want of perfect certainty (
which can never exist in any question of fact )
but a defect of proof preventing a reasonable assurance of quilt . --
Wharton .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
Uncertainty of condition .
[
1913 Webster ]
Thy life shall hang in doubt before thee . --
Deut .
xxviii .
66 .
[
1913 Webster ]
3 .
Suspicion ;
fear ;
apprehension ;
dread . [
Obs .]
[
1913 Webster ]
I stand in doubt of you . --
Gal .
iv .
20 .
[
1913 Webster ]
Nor slack her threatful hand for danger '
s doubt .
--
Spenser .
[
1913 Webster ]
4 .
Difficulty expressed or urged for solution ;
point unsettled ;
objection .
[
1913 Webster ]
To every doubt your answer is the same . --
Blackmore .
[
1913 Webster ]
{
No doubt },
undoubtedly ;
without doubt .
{
Out of doubt },
beyond doubt . [
Obs .] --
Spenser .
Syn :
Uncertainty ;
hesitation ;
suspense ;
indecision ;
irresolution ;
distrust ;
suspicion ;
scruple ;
perplexity ;
ambiguity ;
skepticism .
[
1913 Webster ]
96 Moby Thesaurus words for "
doubt ":
Humism ,
Pyrrhonism ,
agnosticism ,
agonize over ,
all -
overs ,
anxiety ,
apprehension ,
apprehensiveness ,
awake a doubt ,
be at sea ,
be diffident ,
be doubtful ,
be dubious ,
be possessive ,
be skeptical ,
be uncertain ,
beat about ,
call in question ,
challenge ,
concern ,
confutability ,
contest ,
contestability ,
controvertibility ,
deniability ,
diffidence ,
disbelief ,
disbelieve ,
discredit ,
disputability ,
dispute ,
disquiet ,
distrust ,
distrustfulness ,
doubtful ,
doubtfulness ,
dubiety ,
dubiousness ,
dubitancy ,
fear ,
feel unsure ,
flounder ,
fluctuate ,
foreboding ,
greet with skepticism ,
grope ,
half believe ,
half -
belief ,
harbor suspicions ,
have reservations ,
hesitate ,
hesitation ,
in doubt ,
incertitude ,
incredulity ,
irresolution ,
leeriness ,
misdoubt ,
misgive ,
misgiving ,
mistrust ,
mistrustfulness ,
puzzle over ,
qualm ,
qualmishness ,
query ,
question ,
questionableness ,
raise a question ,
refutability ,
reservations ,
scepticism ,
scoff ,
scoffing ,
scruple ,
scrupulousness ,
self -
doubt ,
shadow of doubt ,
skepticalness ,
skepticism ,
smell a rat ,
suspect ,
suspicion ,
suspiciousness ,
thrash about ,
throw doubt upon ,
total skepticism ,
treat with reserve ,
unbelief ,
uncertainty ,
vacillate ,
wariness ,
waver ,
wonder ,
wonder whether ,
worry DOUBT .
The uncertainty which exists in relation to a fact ,
a proposition ,
or other thing ;
or it is an equipoise of the mind arising from an equality of contrary reasons .
Ayl .
Pand .
121 .
2 .
The embarrassing position of a judge is that of being in doubt ,
and it is frequently the lot of the wisest and most enlightened to be in this condition ,
those who have little or no experience usually find no difficulty in deciding the most ,
problematical questions .
3 .
Some rules ,
not always infallible ,
have been adopted in doubtful cases ,
in order to arrive at the truth .
1 .
In civil cases ,
the doubt ought to operate against him ,
who having it in his power to prove facts to remove the doubt ,
has neglected to do so .
In cases of fraud when there is a doubt ,
the presumption of innocence (
q .
v .)
ought to remove it .
2 .
In criminal cases ,
whenever a reasonable doubt exists as to the guilt of the accused that doubt ought to operate in his favor .
In such cases ,
particularly ,
when the liberty ,
honor or life of an individual is at stake ,
the evidence to convict ought to be clear ,
and devoid of all reasonable doubt .
See Best on Pres .
Sec .
195 ;
Wils .
on Cir .
Ev .
26 ;
Theory of Presumptive Proof ,
64 ;
33 How .
St .
Tr .
506 ;
Burnett ,
Cr .
Law of Scotl .
522 ;
1 Greenl .
Ev .
Sec .
1 D '
Aguesseau ,
Oeuvres ,
vol .
xiii .
p .
242 ;
Domat ,
liv .
3 ,
tit .
6 .
4 .
No judge is presumed to have any doubt on a question of law ,
and he cannot therefore refuse to give a judgment on that account .
9 M .
R .
355 ;
Merlin ,
Repert .
h .
t .;
Ayliffe '
s Pand .
b .
2 ,
t .
17 ;
Dig .
lib .
34 ,
t .
5 ;
Code ,
lib .
6 ,
t .
38 .
Indeed ,
in some countries ;
in China ,
for example ,
ignorance of the law in a judge is punishable with blows .
Penal Laws of China ,
B .
2 ,
s .
61 .
安裝中文字典英文字典查詢工具! 中文字典英文字典工具:
複製到剪貼板
英文字典中文字典相關資料:
DOUBT Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster DOUBT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary Doubt Definition Meaning | Britannica Dictionary DOUBT definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary Doubt - definition of doubt by The Free Dictionary Doubt - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com doubt noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . . What does Doubt mean? - Definitions. net DOUBT meaning: Uncertainty about truth or belief - OneLook What Does Doubt Mean? - The Word Counter