“gullible”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

gullible

释义

gullible, a.|ˈgʌlɪb(ə)l|
[f. gull v.³ + -ible; historically it seems to have been a back-formation from prec. Cf. gullable.]
Capable of being gulled or duped; easily cheated, befooled. Also absol.
1825Carlyle Schiller ii. 104 The king of quacks, the renowned Cagliostro,..harrowing up the souls of the curious and gullible of all ranks..by various thaumaturgic feats.1831― Sart. Res. (1858) 68 Gullible, however, by fit apparatus, all Publics are; and gulled, with the most surprising profit.1860Gen. P. Thompson Audi Alt. III. cxli. 121 Another fallacy..by which the gullible among the English are to be kept in awe.1879Geo. Eliot Theo. Such xvii. 305 The very fishes of our rivers, gullible as they look.
Hence ˈgullibly adv.
1877Tinsley's Mag. XXXI. 657 Mrs. Tittle was gullibly open to flattery.

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