"cast doubt" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 质疑
• 引发怀疑

Definition

做出让人怀疑某事真实性、正确性或是否会发生的言行。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

较为正式，多用于新闻、学术、专业环境。常与“on”连用，如“cast doubt on...”，强调间接、礼貌地表达怀疑。

Examples

The results cast doubt on the effectiveness of the new medicine.

结果**让人质疑**新药的有效性。

His late arrival cast doubt on his story.

他迟到**让人质疑**了他的说法。

The scientist cast doubt on the old theory.

科学家**质疑**了旧理论。

Their explanation only cast doubt on what really happened.

他们的解释只会**让人怀疑**事情的真相。

This new evidence casts doubt on everything we thought we knew.

这个新证据**让人质疑**我们一直以为的所有事情。

Don’t let a single mistake cast doubt on your abilities.

别让一个错误**让人怀疑**你的能力。