disbelieving(形容词):表示不相信的、怀疑的,形容某人对所听到或看到的事情感到难以置信。
/ˌdɪs.bɪˈliː.vɪŋ/
She gave him a disbelieving look when he said he had finished all the work.
当他说他已经完成了所有工作时,她投去了一个不相信的眼神。
The audience sat in disbelieving silence as the magician appeared to walk through a solid wall, unable to reconcile what their eyes were seeing with what they knew to be possible.
当魔术师似乎穿过了一堵实心墙时,观众们不可置信地沉默着,无法将眼前所见与他们认知中的可能性相调和。
disbelieving 由前缀 dis-(表示否定、相反)和 believing(相信的)组合而成。believe 源自古英语 belȳfan,意为"相信、信任",与古高地德语 gilouben 同源。前缀 dis- 来自拉丁语,表示"不、反对"。整个词的意思即"不相信的",最早在17世纪左右开始广泛使用。