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suspicious

UK //səˈspɪʃ.əs//US //səˈspɪʃ.əs//

词源

源自拉丁语 'suspiciosus',来自 'suspicere'(意为'向上看'或'怀疑'),由 'sub-'(在...下)和 'specere'(看)组成。

adjective

❶ 形容对某人或某事感到怀疑或不信任,认为可能有隐藏的不好意图或问题。

“The police became suspicious of his behavior.”

(警方对他的行为产生了怀疑。)

“She gave me a suspicious look when I mentioned the missing money.”

(当我提到丢失的钱时,她怀疑地看了我一眼。)

❶ 形容某事物本身显得可疑或不正常,容易引起怀疑。

“There was a suspicious noise coming from the basement.”

(地下室传来可疑的噪音。)

“The documents contained suspicious errors.”

(这些文件含有可疑的错误。)

同义词:doubtful, questionable, untrustworthy, fishy, shady

常见短语

suspicious of — 对某人或某事持怀疑态度,不轻易相信。

“I'm always suspicious of deals that seem too good to be true.”

(我总是对那些好得不像真的交易持怀疑态度。)

suspicious activity — 指那些看起来不正常、可能涉及非法或危险行为的情况。

“The security guard noticed some suspicious activity near the vault.”

(保安注意到金库附近有些可疑活动。)