
好词典

源自拉丁语 suspectus(被怀疑的),由 sub-(在...之下)+ specere(看)构成,原意为"从下方观察",引申出"不信任地看待"的含义。14世纪通过古法语进入英语。
❶ 指被怀疑参与犯罪或不当行为的人,警方或调查机构认为其可能与案件有关联。
“The police have arrested three suspects in connection with the robbery.”
(警方逮捕了三名与抢劫案有关的嫌疑人。)
“All suspects were questioned for hours at the police station.”
(所有嫌疑人在警察局接受了数小时的讯问。)
❶ 认为某人有可能是罪犯或做了坏事,但尚未有确凿证据证明。
“The detective suspects the butler of hiding important evidence.”
(侦探怀疑管家藏匿了重要证据。)
“I suspect my neighbor might be stealing my mail.”
(我怀疑邻居可能偷了我的邮件。)
prime suspect — 指在调查中最有可能犯下罪行的人,通常是警方重点调查对象。
“The ex-boyfriend quickly became the prime suspect in the murder case.”
(前男友迅速成为这起谋杀案的主要嫌疑人。)
suspect something — 感觉某事可能存在问题或不对劲,但尚未完全确定。
“I suspect something fishy is going on with these financial reports.”
(我怀疑这些财务报告有些可疑之处。)