doubt
/ˈdaʊt/KK
變化形
doubts
1.
懷疑;不確定;疑慮
對某件事的真實性、正確性或可行性沒有把握。
用法:可作可數或不可數名詞。常見說法是「有疑慮」與「對某事有疑慮」。
My parents have doubts about letting me ride my scooter home so late.
我父母對於讓我那麼晚騎機車回家有些疑慮。
There is no doubt that regular practice helps you improve your English.
毫無疑問地,規律練習有助於提升英語能力。
2.
質疑;不相信
認為某個說法、資訊或人的誠實性可能不是真的或不可靠。
用法:作及物動詞時,後面可接名詞、代名詞,或表示「是否」的子句。
After checking the class list, the teacher did not doubt what Mei said.
老師查看班級名單後,就不再懷疑美美所說的話。
I doubt the message is real, so I will not open the link.
我懷疑這則訊息是真的,所以我不會開啟這個連結。
3.
對……沒有信心;懷疑……能做到
對某人的能力、某項計畫或某件事能否順利達成缺乏信心。
用法:可接名詞,也可接表示未來行動的子句。用於回應提議時,常帶有「我不太相信會成功」的語氣。
Don't doubt yourself just because you made one mistake in your talk.
不要只因為你在演講中犯了一個錯誤,就懷疑自己。
She doubts that she can finish the report before dinner.
她懷疑自己能否在晚餐前完成報告。
4.
毫無疑問;很可能
用於固定表達,表示說話者對某事有很高的確定性。
用法:「毫無疑問」通常放在句首或句中;「很可能」常用來表示根據情況做出的推測。
Without a doubt, the night market is busiest on weekends.
毫無疑問地,夜市在週末最熱鬧。
No doubt your brother is tired after taking the train all day.
你哥哥坐了一整天火車後,想必很累。
常見錯誤
I have doubt about his answer.
I have doubts about his answer./I have a doubt about his answer.
I doubt about his story.
I doubt his story./I have doubts about his story.
I am doubt that he will come.
I doubt that he will come./I am doubtful that he will come.
I don't doubt that he won't come.
I doubt that he will come./I don't doubt that he will come.
相關字詞
學習提示
・「懷疑某事」作動詞時直接說「懷疑+受詞」;「對某事有疑慮」則用名詞加表示「關於」的介系詞。
・「毫無疑問」表示強烈肯定;「很可能」雖常表示推測,語氣仍比單純的「也許」更有把握。
・對人使用「懷疑」可能暗示不信任其誠實或能力;若只是想禮貌地表示不確定,可改用較委婉的說法。