喜樂美語
  1. 1/ˈkwestʃənəbəl/有疑問的、可疑的、令人存疑的

    Questionable describes something that might not be true, honest, right, or good quality - something that makes you doubt it or feel unsure. It can describe a claim or piece of evidence ('questionable evidence' - it might not be reliable), a decision ('a questionable choice' - maybe not wise), or someone's honesty ('his methods were questionable' - maybe not fair or legal). People often use it as a polite, softer way of criticizing something instead of saying directly that it's wrong or bad.

    示範例句 · Example

    The statistics in that report are highly questionable.

    逐字那份報告裡的統計數字是高度有疑問的。

    常見搭配

    • highly questionable

      非常可疑、很難相信

      very doubtful; hard to believe without more proof

      His claim that he finished the whole book in one hour is highly questionable.

    • it is questionable whether

      是否…還很難說

      used to say that something may not be true or may not happen

      It is questionable whether the new rule will help small shops.

    • questionable accuracy

      準確度存疑

      not certain to be exact or correct

      The old map has questionable accuracy, so we brought a new one too.

    • of questionable value

      價值存疑

      possibly not worth much or not useful

      The old coin turned out to be of questionable value.

    用法接近

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core核心畫面

組成Built from 'question' plus '-able' (able to be questioned, open to doubt).

容易混在一起的字在訂閱裡。容易混在一起的字需要訂閱帳號。

同家族的字

  • questionquestionable is built directly on this word
  • questshares the Latin root quaerere, 'to seek/ask'

比較級 more questionable最高級 most questionable

用法接近

unclearweakshaky

原始詞典資料3 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

questionableadj/ˈkwɛst͡ʃənəbl̩/

  • 1

    Problematic; open to doubt or challenge.

    • It is questionable if the universe is open or closed.
    • A crude, cold rain was falling heavily; the spring-time presented itself as a questionable improvement.
  • 2

    Of dubious respectability or morality.

    • […] he had a love of money—a sort of acquisitiveness, that led him into questionable dealings.
    • Obviously modeled after Ren & Stimpy, it's about a wallaby and his flatulent dog. While some of the humor is pretty funny, some of it is questionable.
  • 3

    obsoleteInviting questions; inviting inquiry.

    • Thou com'ſt in ſuch a queſtionable ſhape / That I will ſpeake to thee.

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