sceptic
gb/skˈɛptɪk/ us/skˈɛptɪk/
B2
Anh
~ 8900
Các nghĩa
0 nghĩa
Danh từ
B2
entity
1
person who tends to doubt claims
A person who does not easily believe what other people say and wants strong proof before accepting it as true.
Mẫu sử dụng:
a sceptic about [something]
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners sometimes confuse 'sceptic' with 'cynic'. A 'sceptic' mainly wants good evidence before believing something, while a 'cynic' often has a negative view of people and their motives. Another common issue is spelling: British English uses 'sceptic', while American English uses 'skeptic'. Prepositions can also cause trouble: you are usually 'a sceptic about something' or 'a sceptic of something', not 'a sceptic for something'.
Từ đồng nghĩa
doubter (Neutral and general, focuses simply on not being convinced; slightly less about active questioning than 'sceptic'.)
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disbeliever (Stronger refusal to accept a claim; sounds more fixed and less open to changing their mind than a 'sceptic'.)
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cynic (Often suggests a negative, world-weary attitude and a belief that people are selfish, not just that claims need evidence.)
Từ trái nghĩa
believer (Someone who accepts a claim, idea, or religion, often with trust or faith rather than demanding strong proof.)
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supporter (Someone who backs or agrees with a particular idea, policy, or person, rather than doubting it like a sceptic.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
natural sceptic
|born sceptic
|religious sceptic
|climate sceptic
|political sceptic
|remain a sceptic
Chủ đề
thinking
|science
|religion
|politics
|communication
|education
|core_vocabulary
Ví dụ
- As a natural sceptic, she always checks several sources before trusting any news story.
- Many health sceptics questioned the safety of the new medicine until long-term studies were published.
- He used to be a climate sceptic, but the recent heatwaves changed his mind.
- Religious sceptics in the group asked difficult questions about faith and evidence.
Ví dụ cho người học
- I am a bit of a sceptic, so I do not believe things very quickly.
- She is a climate sceptic and often argues about global warming.
- Some people are religious sceptics and do not accept any holy books.
- My brother is a sceptic about social media stories.
- The teacher told the students that being a sceptic can help them think carefully.
Danh từ
technical
C1
entity
2
follower of philosophical scepticism
In philosophy, a person who argues that people cannot be completely sure about what they know.
Mẫu sử dụng:
a sceptic in [philosophical tradition]
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners may not realise that this philosophical sense is more narrow and technical than the everyday sense. In general English, a 'sceptic' might just doubt one topic (like climate change), but in philosophy, a 'sceptic' questions whether any secure knowledge is possible at all.
Từ đồng nghĩa
philosophical skeptic (Explicitly marks this as the technical, philosophical use, not just an everyday doubter.)
Từ trái nghĩa
dogmatist (In philosophy, a dogmatist is seen as someone who confidently asserts knowledge claims that the sceptic thinks cannot be justified.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
ancient sceptics
|Greek sceptics
|Pyrrhonian sceptics
|radical sceptics
Chủ đề
philosophy
|academia
|education
|core_vocabulary
Ví dụ
- For the ancient sceptic, suspending judgement was the only honest response to conflicting appearances.
- The lecture compared Descartes to more radical sceptics who doubted even the existence of the external world.
- As a modern sceptic, she argues that we can never escape our own viewpoint enough to claim absolute truth.
Ví dụ cho người học
- In that class, we read about a Greek sceptic who said we cannot be sure of anything.
- Some philosophers are sceptics and question if real knowledge is possible.
- The teacher explained that a sceptic in philosophy does more than just doubt one idea.
- A radical sceptic may even doubt the world outside their mind.
- He wrote his essay about ancient sceptics and their ideas.
Ngữ pháp
Dạng từ điển
sceptic
IPA
GB/skˈɛptɪk/
US/skˈɛptɪk/
Âm tiết và trọng âm
scep - tic (2 âm tiết)
Stress on 1st syllable (scep)
Các dạng từ
Noun
- Base: sceptic
- Plural: sceptics
Họ từ
Forms
sceptics
noun
Core family
sceptical
adjective B2
scepticism
noun B2
Related words
sceptically
adverb
skeptic
noun
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