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dubitation的意思

dubitation

英 [,djuːbɪ'teɪʃ(ə)n] 美
  • n. 怀疑;半信半疑

dubitation

英文词源


dubitation (n.)
mid-15c., from Middle French dubitation (13c.), from Latin dubitationem (nominative dubitatio) "uncertainty, doubt," noun of state from past participle stem of dubitare "to waver in opinion, be uncertain, doubt, question" (related to dubius "uncertain;" see dubious).