skeptical

/ˈskɛptɪkəl/· Adjective

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Chinese meaning

怀huái疑yí的de;不bù轻qīng信xìn的de

心xīn存cún疑yí虑lǜ,不bù轻qīng易yì相xiāng信xìn

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华huá尔ěr街jiē对duì数shù据jù中zhōng心xīn热rè潮cháo渐jiàn生shēng疑yí虑lǜ

Example

Wall Street Is Growing Skeptical of the Data Center Boom

华huá尔ěr街jiē对duì数shù据jù中zhōng心xīn建jiàn设shè热rè潮cháo正zhèng变biàn得dé越yuè来lái越yuè持chí怀huái疑yí态tài度dù。

Source: The New York Times · 21 Sep 2026

Background ✎

华huá尔ěr街jiē对duì数shù据jù中zhōng心xīn建jiàn设shè热rè潮cháo的de态tài度dù正zhèng变biàn得dé谨jǐn慎shèn,多duō家jiā相xiāng关guān企qǐ业yè已yǐ推tuī迟chí首shǒu次cì公gōng开kāi募mù股gǔ,背bèi后hòu是shì公gōng众zhòng对duì高gāo耗hào能néng数shù据jù中zhōng心xīn的de抵dǐ制zhì情qíng绪xù升shēng温wēn;另lìng据jù统tǒng计jì,美měi国guó已yǐ有yǒu价jià值zhí680亿yì美měi元yuán的de数shù据jù中zhōng心xīn项xiàng目mù被bèi叫jiào停tíng或huò推tuī迟chí。

Roots · etymology

源自拉丁 scepticus,更早出自希腊语「探究者」

  • skeptic(好追问、存疑的人)+ -al(形容词后缀)

Collocations

  • skeptical of / remain skeptical / grow skeptical

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