incredulous
/ɪnˈkredʒələs/ (bre, ipa) · /ɪnˈkredʒələs/ (ame, ipa) · /(ˌ)in-ˈkre-jə-ləs -dyə-ləs/ (ame, mw)
incredulous — adjective
- incredulouspositive
- more incredulouscomparative
- most increduloussuperlative
1. feeling or showing that you cannot or will not believe what you have just heard
feeling or showing that you cannot or will not believe what you have just heard or seen, usually because it seems surprising, shocking, or unlikely to be true.
Nila gave her brother an incredulous look when he claimed he had cleaned the kitchen.
incredulous look / stare / glance — common collocation for visible disbelief
Hugo was incredulous that his bicycle had been stolen from inside the locked garage.
incredulous + that-clause for disbelief at reported fact
The judge sounded incredulous as the witness changed her story for the third time.
Karim stared at the price tag with an incredulous shake of his head.
Lan was incredulous at the idea that her grandfather had once been a circus performer.
- disbelieving
plainer everyday word; same meaning with less formal weight
- skeptical
doubt based on reasoning or evidence, not surprise
- dubious
uncertain rather than refusing to believe; weaker
- unbelieving
literary; often religious context
文法句型
incredulous + that-clause
incredulous at + noun
用法筆記
Describes a person, or a person's facial expression, voice, or tone — not the thing being doubted. The thing that is hard to believe is 'incredible', not 'incredulous'.