suspect
/səˈspekt/·서스펙트·verb, noun
怀疑,嫌疑人
LatinCEFR B1
词根
sus- (from under) + Latin 'spectare' (to look)
Latin suspectus (looked at from below, mistrusted) → Old French suspect → English suspect
一句话
sus(从下) + spect(看) = '从下往上斜着看'. 不是正视,而是从下方斜着窥视的角度。 这种角度天生带着怀疑。 警探"打量"嫌疑人时,目光的角度正是 sus-pect。 坦诚的目光是平的,怀疑的目光总是歪一点。
例句
Police questioned the main suspect.
警方对主要嫌疑人进行了讯问。
I suspect she already knows the answer.
我怀疑她已经知道答案。
His behaviour started to look suspicious.
他的举止开始显得可疑。
同根词
inspectrespectsuspicionsuspiciousaspect