noun

suspicion

懷疑, 嫌疑, 一點兒

He was arrested on suspicion of theft.

他因涉嫌盜竊而被捕。

She had a suspicion that he was lying.

她懷疑他在撒謊。

There was a suspicion of garlic in the sauce.

醬汁裡有一點蒜味。

((on suspicion of sth.)) 因涉嫌(某事) He was arrested on suspicion of theft.

((a suspicion that...)) 懷疑... I have a suspicion that she knows more.

((under suspicion)) 受到懷疑 He is under suspicion for the crime.

同義詞: doubt, mistrust, misgiving; 反義詞: trust, certainty, belief

源自拉丁語「suspicere」(從下面看,不信任),由「sub-」(在...之下)和「specere」(看)組成。指偷偷地或從低角度看人,暗示不信任。

想像一下從眉毛下('sub-specere')看人,這是不信任或「懷疑」的經典姿態。

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