| 单词 | doubtfulness |
| 例句 | There was too much doubtfulness in what he was doing. The Investigation by Philippe Claudel – review 2013-02-07T09:00:02Z But he says, “I used the doubtfulness of other people to build a fire and prove them wrong.” Young entrepreneurs overcome inexperience and skeptics 2018-06-06T04:00:00Z That early vote of doubtfulness still burns a little. Women, Leadership, Matt Lauer And Taking Over A Family Business: Julie Smolyansky Sounds Off 2014-06-29T04:00:00Z It was with much dissatisfaction at this doubtfulness of his guide that the doctor helped the driver slide out the stretcher. Vistas of New York 2012-04-14T02:00:25.810Z The quality or state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or uncertainty, particularly as to the signification of language, arising from its admitting of more than one meaning; an equivocal word or expression. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z There are, however, some few instances in which there are exceptions to this rule, and knowledge of these exceptions is quite valuable in preventing confusion and doubtfulness in the certainty of making specific alterations. Rules and Practice for Adjusting Watches 2011-12-20T03:00:26.380Z And, in spite of her resolve to brave all the social inclemencies of her novel surroundings, Estelle Chaloner shrank from the implied doubtfulness to which her unprotected condition led up. Nevermore 2011-07-08T02:00:23.973Z Those leaves of births following the doubtful books of Scripture, registered with such painful and needless particularity of dates, partake of the doubtfulness of their neighborhood. From the Easy Chair, series 2 2011-04-29T02:00:06.407Z When I assent to a doubtfulness, or to a probability, my assent, as such, is as complete as if I assented to a truth; it is not a certain degree of assent. An Essay In Aid Of A Grammar Of Assent The quality or state of being apocryphal; doubtfulness of credit or genuineness. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z In fine, the Lord asks all the Apostles what men think of Him; and they answer in common so long as they set forth the doubtfulness of human ignorance. The Church of England cleared from the charge of Schism Upon Testimonies of Councils and Fathers of the first six centuries It's certain that, when he once suggested the idea, I firmly advised him not to adopt it, merely on account of its doubtfulness and the small probability of success. The Children of the World Mr. Zwiebel looked at his wife with an elaborate assumption of doubtfulness. The Competitive Nephew “I’m sure she would be delighted,” Henrietta smiled back, and not until an hour later did she remember, with a little qualm of doubtfulness, Mildred Annister’s evident jealousy of their previous motor ride. The Fate of Felix Brand A wise doubtfulness prompts conservative minds to throw every mover for change upon the defensive, when liturgical interests are at stake. A Short History of the Book of Common Prayer The doubtfulness, the strain of longing in it chimed with her own mood, which was one, perhaps, of passive wonderment. Love and Lucy This doubtfulness is daily increasing, and nevertheless Mr. Lincoln keeps that incapacity in command because he does not wish to hurt McClellan's feelings. Diary from March 4, 1861, to November 12, 1862 For this doubtfulness, since it takes away all pleasure, removes also the beauty. An Essay on True and Apparent Beauty in which from Settled Principles is Rendered the Grounds for Choosing and Rejecting Epigrams And yet, if the British soldiers begin to see the doubtfulness of a final conquest, I think there must be hope. A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia Their present lack of cash, the doubtfulness of being able to sell and deliver the horses, made ransom a glittering possibility. Rimrock Trail She sat in the absolutest quiet, of face and figure both; looking into the fire that played in the chimney, with a fixedness that perhaps told—in the beginning—of some doubtfulness of self command. Say and Seal, Volume I The old lady spoke with a certain serious doubtfulness, looking at the girl by her side. Nobody Later observations influenced him to change this opinion; and again with modest doubtfulness—characteristic of the man—he suggests his being a variety of the ursus arctos. Bruin The Grand Bear Hunt Anything may be weighty that causes scruple or doubtfulness. The Faith of Our Fathers "I,"—again the mutability and doubtfulness of all things were brought home to Sylvia. The Opened Shutters I saw that doubtfulness, inconstancy, sorrow and the like, could not be in him, seeing I could my self have wish’d to have been exempted from them. A Discourse of a Method for the Well Guiding of Reason and the Discovery of Truth in the Sciences Thus, while we are the more strongly convinced of a Montaigne influence beginning with Hamlet, we are bound to concede the doubtfulness of any apparent influence before the Second Quarto. Montaigne and Shakspere Doris sighed over the doubtfulness in her uncle's tone. A Little Girl in Old Boston The doubtfulness as to their adaptability to the representative form of government. The Arena Volume 4, No. 22, September, 1891 He approached his task with "great doubtfulness," fully conscious of the dilemma involved. Early Theories of Translation "Forgive me for my doubtfulness," he said, "but are you certain that she wants to see me?" Spring Street A Story of Los Angeles His rush and dash were less strong when he came at me, and I thought I caught in his eye a new doubtfulness of success. The Black Colonel But perhaps it was a feeling of doubtfulness about the coat, which prompted a startling departure in his costume. Impressions of a War Correspondent Is it possible that people can be Scepticks in Opinion, and yet without any doubtfulness, or solicitude about their Actions and Behaviour? Some Remains (hitherto unpublished) of Joseph Butler, LL.D. Thus the New Academy enlarged on the doubtfulness of all beyond the individual consciousness; Stoicism insisted on individual dutifulness, Epicureanism on individual self-satisfaction. A Short History of Greek Philosophy We are at pains to affirm only that which may be conceived of as doubtful, therefore admit a certain doubtfulness by the act of asserting. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 96, October 1865 A certain doubtfulness hangs over the circumstances of Burke's life previous to the opening of his public career. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" Martin looked at him half in admiration and half in doubtfulness. Swirling Waters What a wonderful incongruity it is for a man to see the doubtfulness in which things are involved, and yet be impatient out of action, or vehement in it! Some Remains (hitherto unpublished) of Joseph Butler, LL.D. The doubtfulness, to put it mildly, of some papers, and the pretty obvious interpolations in others, deepen the obscurity. Historical Mysteries He could not, however, control the doubtfulness that was impressing him with regard to Eugene Pearson. The Burglar's Fate And The Detectives He saw the look of doubtfulness beginning to show itself in her eyes. Sally Bishop A Romance I must not be understood as suggesting any doubtfulness in the State of North Carolina. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 4 There must always be doubtfulness," said More, "in such matters. The King's Achievement You will see on the papers here my doubtfulnesses such as they are—but silence swallows up the admirations ... and there is no time. The Letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett, Vol. 1 (of 2) 1845-1846 Such were the political conditions: a government in a position of growing doubtfulness and a combative and confident opposition—when Canada found herself plunged over night into the Great War. Laurier: A Study in Canadian Politics Their great desire to speak the truth, and not to exceed it, occasions often a sort of doubtfulness of speech. A Portraiture of Quakerism, Volume 3 As there was no time to be lost, I concluded to go over to New York, notwithstanding the doubtfulness of attempting to find them in so large a city. The Underground Railroad A Record of Facts, Authentic Narratives, Letters, &c., Narrating the Hardships, Hair-Breadth Escapes and Death Struggles of the Slaves in Their Efforts for Freedom, As Related by Themselves and Others, or Witnessed by the Author. He was tormented by doubtfulness; he could not understand on the one side how it was possible to yield to the King, on the other how it was possible to resist. The King's Achievement Just then it was quite doubtful in my own mind, and worse than doubtful, whether I ever should write again; and the very doubtfulness made me speak my 'yes' more readily. The Letters of Robert Browning and Elizabeth Barrett Barrett, Vol. 1 (of 2) 1845-1846 Newman's scepticism was not doubtfulness about matters of faith; it was only a wholly unjustifiable contempt and distrust for the unaided activity of the human mind. Outspoken Essays At the utmost, the doubtfulness of the experiment was so great that she felt it ought never to be administered for any but grave moral offenses—theft, lying, or the like. Christian's Mistake If thou fearest, Thou hast no cause—for doubtfulness is pain, But to know all, what harm? The Seven Plays in English Verse But his heart had sunk within him; and the doubtfulness of a certain enterprise in which he was engaged had appeared to him in even more startling colors than before. The Marriage of William Ashe He spoke with passionate conviction, his eyes fixed on hers, in a fierce endeavour to give her his own confidence, and to reassure the remnants of his own doubtfulness. Lord of the World Antonyms: choice, option, contingency, doubtfulness, possibility. neck, n. Putnam's Word Book Nelly considered her question, but not in any doubtfulness of mind. Missing I make a hurried and confused presentation, in which I manage to slur over into unintelligibility and utter doubtfulness the names of the two people made known to one another. Nancy To-morrow I'll awaken To meet a world of doubtfulness and gloom, By orders and by Adjutants forsaken, And none to tell what action should be taken, If any, through what channels, and by whom. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, May 14, 1919 It was scarcely possible that nothing but platitudes would be uttered, yet what else could be said in view of the complete doubtfulness of the situation? Lord of the World He drew a deep and big-lunged breath that seemed to inform his being with an indomitable vigor; and grief and doubtfulness went quite away from him. Chivalry To-night he was in an unusually thoughtful humour, and inclined to weigh things in the balance with a doubtfulness as to their value which was new to him. Fenton's Quest I would not credit it a moment, if you yourself were not the cause of my doubtfulness. French Mediaeval Romances from the Lays of Marie de France Our new lodgings cost us more than the smaller and less convenient rooms which we had left, and the claim thus implied on my increased exertions was strengthened by the doubtfulness of our future prospects. The Woman in White But under both elation and concern there was a certain doubtfulness. The Great War Syndicate When I first stepped into the garden, and while I was securing the door again on the inner side, I own to having felt a certain guilty doubtfulness about what might happen next. The Moonstone The key hung at his watch-chain—a large chain with square links and a suggestive doubtfulness of colour. With Edged Tools He looked at letter and newspaper as they lay side by side—not with the doubtfulness of warfare between conscience and temptation, but with a calculating thoughtfulness. From One Generation to Another Long and long ago that doubtfulness of himself which was closer to him than his skin had fretted Jurgen into believing the Dorothy he had loved was but a piece of his imaginings. Jurgen A Comedy of Justice It is probable that to-day Helen might have found it more difficult than six years before to urge Herman to marry Ninitta, since besides the self-sacrifice then involved would now be a doubtfulness of purpose. The Philistines What I fancied that I read in them was doubtfulness as to my motives, and the necessity of being cautious. Two Summers in Guyenne That season of victory for the Union arms, coming, as it did, upon a season of depression and doubtfulness, was doubly grateful to the loyal heart of the Nation. The Great Conspiracy, Volume 6 There was, in his mind, a strange mixture of credulity and doubtfulness. Lives of the English Poets From Johnson to Kirke White, Designed as a Continuation of Johnson's Lives That then which makes doubtfulness and uncertainty in the signification of some more than other words, is the difference of ideas they stand for. An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume 2 MDCXC, Based on the 2nd Edition, Books 3 and 4 Merlin said of Arthur—if I read aright—that his end should be hidden in doubtfulness. Arthurian Chronicles: Roman de Brut But notwithstanding these, at least seeming, qualities of young doubtfulness and timidity, they did not soften the austere nature of the bleak and blighting criticism which was then characteristic of Edinburgh. The Life of Lord Byron Rather rejoicing in the doubtfulness of the adventure, I pushed my way over the snow until my feet struck the steps. The House of the Whispering Pines Putting aside, for the moment, the doubtfulness of his being able to maintain successfully, through years, such an imposition, there was something dark, equally dubious, in its performance. Cytherea The way also wherein the names of mixed modes are ordinarily learned, does not a little contribute to the doubtfulness of their signification. An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume 2 MDCXC, Based on the 2nd Edition, Books 3 and 4 What reason is here," said he, "for doubtfulness? Arthurian Chronicles: Roman de Brut Any doubtfulness of the fact, or any circumstance of mitigation, was never disregarded: but the petitions of an offender, or the intercessions of others, did not in the least affect him. History of Tom Jones, a Foundling For wherever before we had a doubtful assertion, we have now an assertion of doubtfulness. Deductive Logic Sir Roger's doubtfulness on the subject of witchcraft was not exceptional. The Coverley Papers "Indeed!" with some doubtfulness of countenance, almost amounting to chagrin—"indeed! how is it that I so seldom see you, then?" Confession, or, the Blind Heart; a Domestic Story Hinder not the will of God by doubtfulness. Arthurian Chronicles: Roman de Brut Nijeradze, with a slight doubtfulness and with unfinished phrases, as though he knew that which must be said, but concealed it. Yama: the pit Had he reflected, perhaps he would not have added this circumstance; even in speaking he suffered a confused doubtfulness. Born in Exile A person who so wishes cannot have weighed what Butler calls the "doubtfulness things are involved in". The English Constitution She was haunted by an uneasy sense of doubtfulness as to her social position. In the Year of Jubilee CLER: O, that I will, sir: the doubtfulness of your phrase, believe it, sir, would breed you a quarrel once an hour, with the terrible boys, if you should but keep them fellowship a day. Epicoene: Or, the Silent Woman Upon this point, there is no direct proof for or against; and all that this state of a case proves is doubtfulness; and doubtfulness is the opposite of belief. Writings of Thomas Paine — Volume 4 (1794-1796): the Age of Reason His lips were thin, but not compressed into bitterness; and above everything there was in his face a perfectly legible frankness, contrasting pleasantly with the doubtfulness of most of the faces I knew. Autobiography of Mark Rutherford, Edited by his friend Reuben Shapcott The most recent study of Seward** surely reveals between the lines the doubtfulness of the author about pushing his points home. Abraham Lincoln and the Union; a chronicle of the embattled North Then his foot touched the other side with nervous doubtfulness. The Red Acorn |
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