credulity
credulity — 名詞
1. the habit of believing things too quickly, even when there is very little proof
輕信
過於容易相信他人或不實資訊的傾向
the habit of believing things too quickly, even when there is very little proof or good reason, so that other people can easily take advantage of you.
Naoko's credulity made her an easy target for online scammers who sold her fake travel packages.
Naoko 為人輕信，很容易就成為網路詐騙的對象，對方賣給她假的旅遊行程。
credulity + possessive noun phrase: [person]'s credulity
The plot of that film strains credulity — no one would believe a secret agent could survive such an explosion.
那部電影的情節令人難以置信——沒有人會相信一名祕密情報員能在那樣的爆炸中生還。
strain credulity: common collocation for unlikely stories
Vivek's credulity was such that he believed every rumour his coworkers told him about the new manager.
Vivek 生性輕信，同事跟他說的有關新主管的每一則謠言，他都照單全收。
Adina shook her head at her brother's credulity when he gave money to a stranger who promised to double it.
Adina 對弟弟的輕信感到無奈——他把錢交給一個陌生人，對方還承諾會讓錢翻倍。
The journalist's account of the events tests the reader's credulity with its many unlikely coincidences.
那位記者的報導中有太多不可能的巧合，考驗著讀者的信任底線。
- gullibility
more common in everyday language; credulity is more formal and often used in writing
- naivety
focuses on lack of experience or worldliness rather than a tendency to believe
- trustfulness
has a more positive tone, suggesting innocence rather than foolishness
- incredulity
the state of being unwilling or unable to believe something
- skepticism
a habit of questioning claims and demanding evidence before accepting them
- disbelief
refusal or inability to accept something as true
文法句型
credulity + of [person]
strains/test/taxes (one's) credulity
用法筆記
Commonly appears in fixed verb phrases such as strain credulity, test credulity, or tax credulity when describing stories, explanations, or claims that are hard to accept.