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suspects

UK /səˈspekts/US /səˈspekts/

词源

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。

noun

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。)

同义词:accused, person of interest, defendant

verb

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。)

同义词:doubt, distrust, mistrust

常见短语

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。)