suspicion

sә'spiʃәn

四级六级考研托福GRE Collins 3

n. the state of being suspected
n. being of a suspicious nature

n. 怀疑, 觉察, 嫌疑
[法] 怀疑, 疑心, 嫌疑

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3,216

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3,762

使用频率

suspicion 由词根 susp- 和后缀 -ion 组成。 susp- 来源于拉丁语 suspicionem，表示“怀疑、猜测”。 -ion 是名词后缀，表示动作或状态。结合起来可以理解为“怀疑的状态”。

例句

1. I have a suspicion that he is not telling the truth.

我怀疑他没有说实话。

2. Her suspicious behavior made everyone wonder what she was hiding.

她可疑的行为让大家都想知道她在隐瞒什么。

3. The detective followed up on his suspicion with further investigation.

侦探根据他的怀疑进行了进一步调查。