suspicious

adj. 可疑的；怀疑的；多疑的

中文词源

suspicious 怀疑的，可疑的

suspicion,怀疑，-ous,形容词后缀。

suspicious (adj.): mid-14c., "deserving of or exciting suspicion," from Old French sospecious, from Latin suspiciosus, suspitiosus "exciting suspicion, causing mistrust," also "full of suspicion, ready to suspect," from stem of suspicere (see suspicion). Meaning "full of suspicion, inclined to suspect" in English is attested from c. 1400. Poe (c. 1845) proposed suspectful to take one of the two conflicting senses. Related: suspiciously; suspiciousness.

1. He reported that two suspicious-looking characters had approached Callendar.: 他报告说两个形迹可疑的人曾跟卡伦德接触过。

2. The police inferred that they found her behaviour rather suspicious.: 警方暗示他们发现她行为非常可疑。

3. I wasn't going to demean myself by acting like a suspicious wife.: 我不会表现得像个疑神疑鬼的妻子一样自贬身价。

4. The report mentions the death of 18 people in suspicious circumstances.: 那份报告提到18人死亡情况可疑。

5. Nottingham police last night found what they described as a suspicious package.: 诺丁汉警方昨晚找到了他们声称的可疑包裹。