The archaeologist was incredulous when the carbon dating suggested the artifact was twice as old as any known civilization.
考古学家对碳定年法表明该文物比任何已知文明古老两倍的结果表示怀疑。
Which choice best defines “incredulous”?
B — Skeptical; disbelieving.. “incredulous” means Skeptical; disbelieving..
Which word means “Skeptical; disbelieving.”?
D — incredulous. “incredulous” means Skeptical; disbelieving..
incredulous — Skeptical; disbelieving.. In Chinese: 怀疑的；不肯相信的.
incredulous is pronounced //ɪnˈkrɛdjələs//.
The archaeologist was incredulous when the carbon dating suggested the artifact was twice as old as any known civilization. (考古学家对碳定年法表明该文物比任何已知文明古老两倍的结果表示怀疑。)
skeptical, disbelieving, doubtful — all close in meaning to incredulous (Skeptical; disbelieving.).
credulous, gullible — each the opposite of incredulous (Skeptical; disbelieving.).
Yes. incredulous 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 incredulity → 将信将疑的。