c. 1300, "act of suspecting; unverified conjecture of wrongdoing; mistrust, distrust," from Anglo-French suspecioun, corresponding to Old French suspicion, sospeçon "mistrust, suspicion" (Modern French soupçon), from Late Latin suspectionem (nominative suspectio) "mistrust, suspicion, fear, awe," noun of state from past participle stem of Latin suspicere "look up at" (see suspect (adj.)). Spelling in English influenced 14c. by learned Old French forms closer to Latin suspicionem. Used as a verb meaning "to suspect," it figures in literary representations of U.S. Western (Kentucky) slang from 1830s.
"Suspicion" words in other Indo-European languages also tend to be words for "think" or "look" with prefixes meaning "under, behind;" such as Greek hypopsia (hypo "under," opsis "sight"), hyponoia (noein "to think"); Lettish aizduomas (aiz "behind," duomat "think"); Russian podozrenie (Slavic podu "under," Old Church Slavonic zireti "see, look"); Dutch achterdocht (achter "behind," denken "to think").
雙語例句
1. I have a sneaking suspicion that they are going to succeed.
我隱隱覺得他們恐怕要成功了。
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2. He was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol.
他因涉嫌酒後駕駛被捕。
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3. Forensic evidence points the finger of suspicion firmly at him.
法醫的證據將懷疑的矛頭明確地指向了他。
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4. Whitlock silently cursed Graham for heaping more suspicion on him.
惠特洛克心裏默默地詛咒格雷厄姆，因為他讓自己備受猜疑。
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5. Scotland Yard had assured him he was not under suspicion.