核心问题
Yet, in real life, circumstances do sometimes conspire to bring about coincidences which anyone but a nineteenth century novelist would find incredible. (New Concept English, Book 3,
L. 36)
请问句中的 incredible 与 incredulous 有无区别?
词典解答
incredible 意为“难以置信的”（You can use incredible to say that you think that something cannot possibly be true.），主语常常是表物的：
- Einstein's theory of relativity seemed incredible at the time that he first introduced it.
A. unbelievable B. complicated C. brilliant D. famous (EPT)
- The scientist was devoted to his research work with incredible enthusiasm. 那位科学家以令人难以置信的热情投身于他的研究工作。
incredulous 意为“不轻信的”（If someone is incredulous, they are unable to believe what they have just heard because it is very surprising or shocking.），主语常常是表人的：
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I'm incredulous about the newspaper report on this accident. 我不轻信报纸对这一事故的报导。
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“You left her all alone?” He sounded incredulous. (EED) “你留下她不管了?”他的声音里含有不肯相信的味道。