The credulous hiker accepted every unverified claim in the guidebook, leading to several unnecessary detours.
这位轻信的徒步旅行者接受了指南书中每一个未经证实的说法，导致了几次不必要的绕路。
Which choice best defines “credulous”?
C — Too ready to believe; gullible.. “credulous” means Too ready to believe; gullible..
Which word means “Too ready to believe; gullible.”?
D — credulous. “credulous” means Too ready to believe; gullible..
credulous — Too ready to believe; gullible.. In Chinese: 轻信的；易受骗的.
credulous is pronounced //ˈkrɛdjələs//.
The credulous hiker accepted every unverified claim in the guidebook, leading to several unnecessary detours. (这位轻信的徒步旅行者接受了指南书中每一个未经证实的说法，导致了几次不必要的绕路。)
gullible, naive, trusting — all close in meaning to credulous (Too ready to believe; gullible.).
skeptical, disbelieving — each the opposite of credulous (Too ready to believe; gullible.).
Yes. credulous is on the SAT Prep Difficult list — the higher-register words that decide the hard questions. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
同 credulity → 耳根软的。