/ˌɪnkrɪˈdjuːlɪti/
难以置信;怀疑。指对某事感到极度惊讶或不愿相信的心理状态。
She stared at him in incredulity when he said he had won the lottery.
当他说自己中了彩票时,她难以置信地盯着他。
The audience's incredulity quickly turned to awe as the magician revealed his final trick, which seemed to defy every known law of physics.
当魔术师展示了他最后一个似乎违反所有已知物理定律的把戏时,观众的怀疑很快变成了惊叹。
源自拉丁语 incredulitas,由前缀 in-(表示"不、非")和 credulus(意为"轻信的")构成,credulus 又来自 credere(意为"相信")。该词经由古法语传入英语,在16世纪左右开始使用,表示"不相信、怀疑"的状态。与之相对的词是 credulity(轻信)。