suspicion
翻译
怀疑, 嫌疑, 一点儿
例句
He was arrested on suspicion of theft.
他因涉嫌盗窃而被捕。
She had a suspicion that he was lying.
她怀疑他在撒谎。
There was a suspicion of garlic in the sauce.
酱汁里有一点蒜味。
语法模式
((on suspicion of sth.)) 因涉嫌(某事) He was arrested on suspicion of theft.
((a suspicion that...)) 怀疑... I have a suspicion that she knows more.
((under suspicion)) 受到怀疑 He is under suspicion for the crime.
近义词
同义词: doubt, mistrust, misgiving; 反义词: trust, certainty, belief
词源
源自拉丁语“suspicere”(从下面看,不信任),由“sub-”(在...之下)和“specere”(看)组成。指偷偷地或从低角度看人,暗示不信任。
记忆技巧
想象一下从眉毛下('sub-specere')看人,这是不信任或“怀疑”的经典姿态。