unbelievingly
unbelievingly — 副詞
1. in a way that makes it clear someone does not accept what they have just heard,
不敢相信地
帶著懷疑與不信的樣子
in a way that makes it clear someone does not accept what they have just heard, read, or seen as true
Devika looked up from the email unbelievingly and read the prize amount again.
Devika 不敢相信地從電子郵件前抬起頭,又把獎金金額讀了一遍。
reaction adverb after visual response: looked up ... unbelievingly
Christopher asked unbelievingly whether the tiny village really had its own airport.
Christopher 不敢相信地問,那座小村子竟然真的有自己的機場。
speech verb + unbelievingly
After the final whistle, Yara laughed unbelievingly and covered her mouth with both hands.
終場哨聲響起後,Yara 不敢相信地笑了,還用雙手摀住嘴巴。
The cashier stared unbelievingly when Hao paid for lunch with a jar of coins.
Hao 拿一罐零錢付午餐錢時,收銀員不敢相信地盯著他看。
Nellie repeated the headline unbelievingly after reading the storm warning twice.
Nellie 已經把暴風警報讀了兩遍,還是不敢相信地又把標題念了一次。
- incredulously
stronger and more sudden; often used when the surprise is obvious
- skeptically
more reasoned and cooler; focuses on doubt rather than shock
- doubtfully
stresses uncertainty and hesitation, not always visible disbelief
- suspiciously
suggests mistrust about motives, not simply refusal to believe
- trustingly
shows readiness to accept what someone says as true
- credulously
suggests believing too easily, often without enough proof
文法句型
ask/say + unbelievingly
look/stare + unbelievingly
repeat + noun phrase + unbelievingly
用法筆記
Usually modifies verbs of speaking, looking, or repeating, and it describes the person's reaction rather than the event itself. For the news or claim that is hard to accept as true, use 'unbelievable' instead.