BELIEVEalways believing what you are told, and therefore easily deceived 轻信的,易上当受骗的SYN gullible
Quinn charmed credulous investors out of millions of dollars.
奎因花言巧语从轻信的投资者那里骗取了数百万美元。
Examples from the Corpus
credulous• It could be argued that the very incomprehensibility of the modern world has made us even more credulous.• In such a situation, I suggest, faith becomes blind, belief becomes credulous and trust becomes misplaced.• If he hadn't adored her he would have treated her as a credulousimbecile.• Quinn charmed hundreds of credulousinvestors out of millions of dollars.• But take care thou art not too credulous neither.• It is easy to sneer at the credulous pilgrims.• This poetregarded the joys of gods with bemused, unshockable, and endlessly credulousrespect.• I do not wish to suggest that New Historians are involved in some hugesubversivecriticalenterprise duping credulous students.
Origincredulous
(1500-1600)Latincredulus, from credere; → CREDENCE