| 词汇 | doubting Thomas |
| 释义 | Idiom doubting Thomas Theme: PEOPLE someone who will not easily believe something without strong proof or evidence. (From the biblical account of the apostle Thomas, who would not believe that Christ had risen from the grave until he had touched Him.)Mary won't believe that I have a dog until she sees it. She's such a doubting Thomas.Bill's school is full of doubting Thomases. They want to see his new bike with their own eyes. Idiom doubting Thomas a person who refuses to believe anything until they are given proof.He's a real doubting Thomas - he simply wouldn't believe I'd won the car until he saw it with his own eyes. doubting Thomas noun a perpetually sceptical person UK, 1877doubting ThomasA skeptic. A reference to the Biblical story about the Apostle Thomas, who refused to believe that Jesus had risen from the dead until he saw him in person. Lisa's husband was a real doubting Thomas when she told him she'd won the lottery. He demanded to check the ticket himself. doubting Thomassomeone who will not easily believe something without strong proof or evidence. (Can be said of a man or a woman. From the biblical account of the apostle Thomas, who would not believe that Jesus had risen from the dead until he actually touched the risen Christ.) Mary won't believe that I have a dog until she sees it. She's such a doubting Thomas. doubting ThomasOne who is habitually doubtful. For example, He was a doubting Thomas about the coming merger, not believing it would ever happen. The term alludes to the disciple Thomas, who doubted Jesus's resurrection until he had first-hand evidence of it (John 20:24-29). a doubting Thomasa person who refuses to believe something without having incontrovertible proof; a sceptic.In the Bible, the apostle Thomas said that he would not believe that Christ had risen from the dead until he had seen and touched his wounds (John 20:24–9). a ˌdoubting ˈThomasa person who will not believe something without proof: Now, for all you doubting Thomases who thought I couldn’t win an important race, here’s my medal to prove it!This expression comes from the Bible. Thomas refused to believe that Jesus had been brought back to life until he saw Jesus for himself and touched his wounds.doubting ThomasA person who habitually questions every issue. The term alludes to Jesus’s disciple Thomas, who refused to believe in the resurrection until he had solid evidence of it (recounted in the Book of John, 20:24– 25). The term has been applied to similarly doubtful individuals ever since, although the exact wording dates only from the late 1800s. W. C. Wyckoff used it: “Doubting Thomases, who will only believe what they see, must wait awhile” (Harper’s Magazine, June 1883). |
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