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trusting

/ˈtrʌstɪŋ/
English Definition
adj. showing belief in someone's reliability
中文释义
信任的,轻信的
Example Sentence

The trusting nature of young children makes them particularly receptive to learning new languages through immersion.

幼儿信任的天性使他们特别容易通过沉浸式学习接受新语言。

Synonyms
credulous gullible confiding
Antonyms
suspicious distrustful
Seen in practice — from the Digital SAT question bank

Novelist Amara Osei writes that a good short story must end on a note of ambiguity, trusting readers to resolve the meaning themselves.

From a Cross-Text Connections question · Craft and Structure

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Practice — Definition Match

Which choice best defines “trusting”?

  1. A Feeling grateful
  2. B Having or showing authority
  3. C Showing belief in someone's reliability
  4. D Able to be believed
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C — Showing belief in someone's reliability. “trusting” means showing belief in someone's reliability.

Practice — Which Word Fits?

Which word means “showing belief in someone's reliability”?

  1. A authoritative
  2. B trusting
  3. C believable
  4. D thankful
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B — trusting. “trusting” means showing belief in someone's reliability.

Common questions about “trusting”

What does “trusting” mean?

trusting — showing belief in someone's reliability. In Chinese: 信任的,轻信的.

How do you pronounce “trusting”?

trusting is pronounced /ˈtrʌstɪŋ/.

How is “trusting” used in a sentence?

The trusting nature of young children makes them particularly receptive to learning new languages through immersion. (幼儿信任的天性使他们特别容易通过沉浸式学习接受新语言。)

What are synonyms for “trusting”?

credulous, gullible, confiding — all close in meaning to trusting (showing belief in someone's reliability).

What is the opposite of “trusting”?

suspicious, distrustful — each the opposite of trusting (showing belief in someone's reliability).

Is “trusting” an SAT vocabulary word?

Yes. trusting is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. 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.

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