suspect

/səˈspekt/ v. / n.
CET-4CET-6IELTS 词根 spect
一句话记住

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。
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。

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）
  • inspect 检查；视察
    Officials inspected the factory last week. 官员上周视察了这家工厂。
  • 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。
  • spectator 观众；旁观者
    Thousands of spectators watched the race. 数千名观众观看了比赛。
词族（同一词根的不同词性）
suspicionsuspicioussuspected
同义词
  • doubt
  • distrust
反义词
  • trust
  • believe
易混词
常见搭配
  • prime suspect
  • suspect a trick
  • under suspicion

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