- 1毫不懷疑的、不加思索就接受的(多指服從、忠誠、信仰)
Describes a person's attitude, faith, loyalty, obedience or trust when they accept something completely and never ask whether it is right. The word points inward, at the believer, not at the thing believed: unquestioning obedience, unquestioning loyalty, unquestioning faith, unquestioning support.
DescribesDescribes a person's attitude, faith, loyalty, obedience or trust形容一個人的態度、信仰、忠誠、服從或信任 when they accept something completely and never ask whether it is right當他們完全接受某件事,從不問這是不是對的。The word points inward, at the believer, not at the thing believed這個字指向的是相信的人本身,不是他相信的那件事:unquestioning obedience毫不懷疑的服從,unquestioning loyalty毫不懷疑的忠誠,unquestioning faith毫不懷疑的信仰,unquestioning support毫不懷疑的支持。
Here is the honest part, and it is the part usually miss. The word sits slightly on the critical side. Even when the sentence looks like praise — 'he gave the company his unquestioning loyalty' — there is often a shadow in it, a suggestion that this person handed over their own judgement.
Here is the honest part這裡是誠實的部分,and it is the part learners usually miss也是學習者常常漏掉的部分。The word sits slightly on the critical side這個字稍微偏向批判的那一邊。Even when the sentence looks like praise就算句子看起來像是稱讚——'he gave the company his unquestioning loyalty'「他對公司毫不懷疑地忠誠」——there is often a shadow in it裡面常常還是帶著一絲陰影,a suggestion that this person handed over their own judgement暗示這個人把自己的判斷力交出去了。
Writers use it about soldiers following orders, about followers of a strong leader, about children trusting adults. When someone genuinely wants to praise loyalty, they more often say 'complete' or 'total' or 'fierce'. Not always, though — 'unquestioning' can be quite tender about a child's or a dog's trust, where nobody expects judgement in the first place.
Writers use it about soldiers following orders作家會用它形容服從命令的士兵,about followers of a strong leader形容強勢領袖的追隨者,about children trusting adults形容信任大人的小孩。When someone genuinely wants to praise loyalty當有人真心想稱讚忠誠的時候,they more often say 'complete' or 'total' or 'fierce'他們比較常說「complete」、「total」或「fierce」。Not always, though不過也不一定——'unquestioning' can be quite tender about a child's or a dog's trust「unquestioning」講到小孩或狗的信任時可以很溫柔,where nobody expects judgement in the first place因為這種情況本來就沒人期待要有判斷力。
It has only one form of use: it goes in front of a noun. You do not say 'his loyalty was unquestioning' very often; the natural sentence is 'his unquestioning loyalty'.
It has only one form of use它只有一種用法:it goes in front of a noun放在名詞前面。You do not say 'his loyalty was unquestioning' very often你不太會說「his loyalty was unquestioning」;the natural sentence is 'his unquestioning loyalty'自然的說法是「his unquestioning loyalty」。
core核心畫面
組成un-(不)+ questioning(會質疑的,question 的現在分詞)=「不會提出疑問的」。用現在分詞是因為它形容的是一個人「持續的態度」,不是一件已經發生的事。
同家族的字
- unquestionedsame stem, but describes the belief nobody challenged, not the person who never challenges
- questioningthe opposite attitude — a questioning look, a questioning mind
- unquestioninglythe adverb built from this word
原始詞典資料2 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。
unquestioningadj
- 1
Believing without question; having absolute loyalty.
- 2
derogatoryNaive, blind, uncritical.
- unquestioning faith
- Man's awareness of himself, the resulting realization and fear of his own mortality, cast him out of unquestioning eternity into time-consciousness -- into the disorientation of being able to reflect but not to totally understand
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