| 词汇 | questionable |
| 释义 | questionable adjective[ + question word ] uk /ˈkwes.tʃə.nə.bəl/ us /ˈkwes.tʃə.nə.bəl/ C2 not certain, or wrong in some way: 不确定的;未必正确的;值得怀疑的 It is questionable whether this goal can be achieved.这个目标能否实现还不确定。 Much of late-night television is of questionable value/taste.很多深夜播出的电视节目的意义/品位值得怀疑。 Uncertainty amorphous be neither fish nor fowlidiom blurringly blurry circumstantial indeterminacy indeterminate indeterminately insecurely insecurity murky shakiness shallowly slippery spec squishy wavery wifty wishy-washy you never knowidiom questionable | American Dictionaryquestionable adjective us/ˈkwes·tʃə·nə·bəl/ not certain, or probably wrong in some way: [ + question word ]It is questionable whether that investment will pay off. His comments were in questionable taste. questionable | Business Englishquestionable adjective uk /ˈkwestʃənəbl/us uncertain or not likely to happen: The company's future looked questionable. It is questionable whether they will get sales moving sufficiently fast to satisfy growth-hungry investors. something that is questionable may not be true or accurate, or could be doubted: We are concerned the Bank is being asked to make rate decisions on questionable data. questionable evidence Some countries have banned advertising of nutritionally questionable food to children. probably not good or honest: He was accused of questionable accounting practices. Selling loans to people with questionable credit was a popular trend over the past few years. Examples of questionablequestionable We should note, however, that it is questionable to what extent such taxonomies reflect the nature of the underlying psychological processes. However, this is possibly the most questionable point in their paper. As self-reported physical illness is known to have questionable validity/reliability, these findings need replication using data with objective data on physical health status. Since it is questionable whether such feedbacks exist in developing economies, conclusions drawn from optimal control analysis may not be that useful in policy design. We ignored verbal morphology to the extent possible using base predicates wherever a questionable case arose. While sheer existence may be of questionable value for some people, participation in divinity is surely not. The frequency of corrective repetitions is questionable and may undermine usefulness of the feedback. These analogies are both productive and untenable; they perform indispensable narrative work, even if they are of questionable or even negligible truth value. Still, it is questionable whether the doses were high enough and whether the differential thrombogenecity of the valves was taken into account. What if just a couple of symptoms remain (such as some questionable judgment, or a mildly elevated level of energy)? The suggestion that cremations represent individuals of lesser social status is consequently questionable. In the event, it emerges that the value for sociolinguistic research is questionable and, at the very least, some re-evaluation is warranted. But it is highly questionable whether this representation has any credibility. Though undoubtedly questionable for other reasons, this part of archaeology has at least never had any links with nationalism. Not giving pastoral rights proper legislative protection is also questionable in terms of sustainable development. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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