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dubitation

英 [,djuːbɪ'teɪʃ(ə)n] 美
  • n. 怀疑;半信半疑

英文词源


dubitation (n.)
mid-15c., from Middle French dubitation (13c.), from Latin dubitationem (nominative dubitatio) "uncertainty, doubt," noun of state from past participle stem of dubitare "to waver in opinion, be uncertain, doubt, question" (related to dubius "uncertain;" see dubious).