credulously
credulously — adverb
1. in a manner that reveals a lack of healthy doubt or caution, so that a person ac
in a manner that reveals a lack of healthy doubt or caution, so that a person accepts false statements or misleading claims far too easily
Heather credulously followed every online tip about getting rich quickly without checking whether any of it was true.
The elderly fisherman credulously believed the stranger's story about a chest of gold buried on the tiny island nearby.
adverb before action verb: credulously + believed
Tomás credulously nodded when the car salesman claimed the old vehicle had never been in any accident.
Mira credulously handed over her bank details to a stranger who phoned and promised her a free holiday.
- sceptically
implies questioning and doubt before accepting
- suspiciously
suggests wariness about being deceived
用法筆記
This formal adverb almost always modifies a verb of believing, accepting, or agreeing — common pairings include 'credulously believed', 'credulously accepted', and 'credulously followed'.
常見錯誤
credulously — adjective
- credulouslypositive
- more credulouslycomparative
- most credulouslysuperlative
1. too ready to accept something as true, even when the evidence is weak or the per
too ready to accept something as true, even when the evidence is weak or the person making the claim is not trustworthy
The credulous investor put all his savings into a company that had no real products or customers.
collocation: credulous + investor / customer / reader
Ravindra was so credulous that he believed every rumour his colleagues told him without asking for proof.
Folake realised that her credulous friend had given a large amount of money to a charity that did not exist.
Credulous readers of the blog shared the fake news story without stopping to check whether it was accurate.
- sceptical
shows a habit of questioning before accepting
- discerning
implies good judgment and the ability to distinguish truth from falsehood
用法筆記
Typically modifies a person or a group of people (credulous investor, credulous public, credulous audience). Not used for objects or abstract concepts in this sense.
常見錯誤
2. arising from a tendency to believe things without good reason or proper evidence
arising from a tendency to believe things without good reason or proper evidence, especially when describing statements, arguments, or beliefs
The judge dismissed the argument as credulous nonsense that no reasonable person would accept.
collocation: credulous + nonsense / claim / belief
Soraya thought the article was full of credulous claims about a weight-loss cure that had no scientific proof.
The credulous reasoning in his letter made the committee doubt whether he had checked any of his facts.
Ezra dismissed the whole plan as a credulous fantasy that had no chance of ever working.
- well-founded
based on solid evidence and good reasoning
- reasonable
shows sound judgment rather than unquestioning acceptance
用法筆記
This sense modifies abstract nouns such as 'claim', 'argument', 'reasoning', 'belief', or 'nonsense' — not people. It describes the quality of the belief itself, not the person holding it.