suspicion
/səˈspɪʃən/noun
1
- a feeling or thought that something is possible, likely, or true怀疑:
she had a sneaking suspicion that he was laughing at her.
她内心里偷偷怀疑他正在嘲笑她。
1.1
- a feeling or belief that someone is guilty of an illegal, dishonest, or unpleasant action(对某人有罪、不诚实等的)怀疑:
police would not say what aroused their suspicions
警察们不肯说是什么引起了他们的怀疑
mass noun he was arrested on suspicion of murder.他因涉嫌谋杀而被捕。
1.2
- mass noun cautious distrust审慎的怀疑:
her activities were regarded with suspicion by the headmistress.
她的活动被女校长认为是可疑的。
2
- a very slight trace of something一丝:
a suspicion of a smile.
一丝笑意。
短语
above suspicion
- too obviously good or honest to be thought capable of wrongdoing无可怀疑的。
under suspicion
- thought to be guilty of wrongdoing受到怀疑的。
词源
Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French suspeciun, from medieval Latin suspectio(n-), from suspicere 'mistrust'. The change in the second syllable was due to association with Old French suspicion (from Latin suspicio(n-) 'suspicion').