suspect

/səˈspekt/ v. / n.
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怀疑；猜想；嫌疑人

释义与例句

v. 怀疑；猜想
to think that something is probably true, especially something bad
  1. Police suspect that he is lying.
    警方怀疑他在说谎。
  2. I suspect the flight will be delayed because of the snow.
    我猜航班会因为下雪而延误。
展开其余 3 条例句
  1. Doctors suspected an infection and ordered more tests.
    医生怀疑是感染，于是安排了更多检查。
  2. Nobody suspected that the quiet neighbour was a famous writer.
    谁也没想到那位安静的邻居竟是一位著名作家。
  3. The police suspect him of stealing the painting.
    警方怀疑他偷了那幅画。
n. 嫌疑人
a person believed to have committed a crime
  1. The suspect was released without charge.
    嫌疑人未经起诉就被释放了。
  2. Police are searching for a suspect in a black jacket.
    警方正在寻找一名穿黑色夹克的嫌疑人。
展开其余 3 条例句
  1. The main suspect refused to answer any questions.
    主要嫌疑人拒绝回答任何问题。
  2. Two suspects were arrested near the station.
    两名嫌疑人在车站附近被捕。
  3. The suspect appeared in court on Monday morning.
    嫌疑人于周一上午出庭。

词源与构词

sub-（在下面）+ specere（看），从下面偷偷观察，就是“怀疑”。

sus- 前缀 · under，在下面
spect 词根 · to look，看
记忆钩子 sus（在下面）+ spect（看）：躲在下面盯着你看，就是怀疑。

词族与关联词

同根词（同一个词根长出来的词）
  • aspect 方面；层面
    We must consider every aspect of the plan. 我们必须考虑这个计划的每个方面。
  • expect 预料；期待
    We expect the results to be announced tomorrow. 我们预计结果明天公布。
  • inspect 检查；视察
    Officials inspected the factory last week. 官员上周视察了这家工厂。
  • introspect 内省；自我反省
    She took a quiet hour to introspect after the argument. 争吵过后，她独处一小时进行自我反省。
  • prospect 前景；可能性
    There is little prospect of peace. 和平的希望很渺茫。
  • respect 尊重；敬意
    She has earned the respect of her students. 她赢得了学生们的尊重。
  • retrospect 回顾；追溯
    In retrospect, I should have accepted the offer. 回头看，我当初应该接受那份工作。
  • spectacular 壮观的；惊人的
    The fireworks over the river were spectacular. 河面上的烟花十分壮观。
  • spectator 观众；旁观者
    Thousands of spectators watched the race. 数千名观众观看了比赛。
词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • suspicion 怀疑；嫌疑
    suspect 的名词形式，词根 spect 在这里变为 spic
  • suspicious 可疑的；多疑的
    suspicion + -ous，构成形容词
  • suspected 有嫌疑的；被怀疑的
    suspect + -ed，过去分词作形容词
同义词
  • doubt 怀疑；不相信
    doubt 表示不相信某事为真；suspect 表示倾向于认为某事（多为坏事）是真的。
    I doubt whether the plan will ever be carried out. 我怀疑这个计划是否能真正落实。
  • distrust 不信任
    distrust 指长期不信任某人或某机构；suspect 指对具体某件事起疑。
    Many voters distrust politicians who make empty promises. 许多选民不信任那些空许诺言的政客。
反义词
  • trust 信任
    You can trust her to keep a secret. 你可以相信她会保守秘密。
  • believe 相信
    I believe he is telling the truth. 我相信他说的是实话。
易混词（形近或义近，注意区别）
  • respect 尊重
    respect 是 re-（回）+ spect（看），回头再看表示重视，意为「尊重」；suspect 是 sus-（在下）+ spect，躲在下面偷看，意为「怀疑」。
    We should respect the opinions of others. 我们应该尊重别人的意见。
  • expect 期待；预计
    expect 是 ex-（向外）+ spect（看），向外张望等待，意为「期待、预计」；suspect 的 sus- 表示「在下面」，偷偷观察才是「怀疑」。
    We expect about two hundred guests. 我们预计会有大约两百位客人。
常见搭配
  • prime suspect 头号嫌疑人
    The husband was treated as the prime suspect. 丈夫被视为头号嫌疑人。
  • suspect a trick 怀疑有诈
    It is wise to suspect a trick when an offer sounds too generous. 当提议听起来太慷慨时，怀疑其中有诈是明智的。
  • under suspicion 受到怀疑
    Two guards are under suspicion of helping the thieves. 两名警卫因涉嫌帮助窃贼而受到怀疑。

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