gullible

gullible

英 ['gʌlɪb(ə)l]
　　美 ['ɡʌləbl]

adj. 易受騙的；輕信的

中文詞源：

gullible 易上當的

來自詞根gull, 吞食，詞源同glut, gullet. 引申義易上當的。

例句：

1. The swindlers had roped into a number of gullible persons.
騙子們已使一些輕信的人上瞭當.

2. He's so gullible he'll believe anything.
他太容易上當,什麼事都相信.

3. What point is there in admitting that the stories fed to the gullible public were false?
承認向輕信媒體的公眾提供瞭不實報道有何意義呢？

4. I'm so gullible I would have believed him.
我很容易上當，可能會相信他的話。

5. The winders had roped in a number of gullible persons.
騙徒們已使一些輕信的人上瞭當.