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suspect
Definition定义:
v. 1. To think that something is probably true or likely, especially something bad.猜测
2. to think that someone is probably guilty.怀疑(觉得某人有嫌疑)
3. to distrust someone or doubt the truth of something.怀疑
Examples例:
1. I suspected (that) he was lying.我猜想他是在撒谎。
2. No one knows who killed her, but the police suspect her husband.没人知道是谁杀了她,但警方怀疑是她的丈夫。
2. I have no reason to suspect her honesty.我没有理由怀疑她的诚实。
【世博精解】
汉语中的“怀疑”有两个基本含义,一是“不相信”,相当于英文中的“doubt”;二是“猜测”,表示“可能性”,相当于英文的“suspect”。suspect的本意是to believe someone to be guilty without any proof,也就是没有确凿证据的怀疑或猜测,也就是说,可以用suppose, guess或think it likely等来替代,表示“猜测”的可能性,例:
I suspect that you may be right.我猜想你是对的。
这句话可以用“suppose”等改成下面的句子:
I suppose that you are right.
而“doubt”的“猜测”“方向”正好相反,表示“不可能”,把上面的句子改成:I doubt that you are right.我怀疑你是否正确。(我不相信你是正确的)
相当于说:I don’t think you are right.
另:suspect这个词也可用作名词,意为嫌疑人;或用作形容词,意为有嫌疑的、可疑的。
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