disbelief

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /dɪsbɪˈliːf/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An unpreparedness, unwillingness, or an inability to believe that something is the case. uncountable,usually
    — She cried out in disbelief on hearing that terrorists had crashed an airplane into the World Trade Center in New York City.
  2. Astonishment. uncountable,usually
    — I stared in disbelief at the Grand Canyon.
  3. The loss or abandonment of a belief; the cessation of belief. uncountable,usually
    — There is an agony of suffering in that lingering doubt which haunts the human soul in the beginnings of disbelief.

词形变化

disbeliefs plural

词汇关系

近义词
incredulity
反义词
belief
衍生词
suspend one's disbelief suspension of disbelief willing suspension of disbelief
相关词
misbelief unbelief disbelieve

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁
Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is-
Proto-Italic *dis-
Latin dis-
Old French des-bor.
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Latin dis-bor.
Middle English dis-
English dis-
Proto-Indo-European *lewbʰ-der.
Proto-Germanic *laubō
Proto-West Germanic *laubu
Old English lēafa
Middle English bileve
English belief
English disbelief
From dis- + belief.
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