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词组 a doubting Thomas
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Idiom
a 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.
idioma doubting Thomasused about someone who does not believe that something is true, or says that it has not been proved to them:I am a veritable doubting Thomas about the industry's claim that a Chernobyl-style disaster could never happen again.Listen, Miss Doubting Thomas, I am not having an affair with Melanie.
NoteThomas was the follower of Jesus who did not believe that Jesus had been seen alive again after his death.

doubting Thomas

A 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.

a doubting Thomas

a 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 ˈThomas

a 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.
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