表示“对某事/某物(或某人)感到怀疑;怀疑……有问题/不诚实/不安全”。
强调因觉得某事“不对劲、不可信”而产生的怀疑,通常指向潜在的负面因素(如欺骗、危险、虚假等)。
名词/代词:如 people(人)、motives(动机)、claims(声称)、behavior(行为)、deal(交易)等;
动名词(doing):表示“怀疑做某事(的情况)”。
怀疑某人/某物的真实性:
I'm suspicious of his excuse—he never mentioned being sick before.
(我怀疑他的借口——他之前从没提过生病。)
怀疑某人的动机:
She's always suspicious of people who are too nice to her.
(她总是怀疑对她过于热情的人(的动机)。)
怀疑某事有问题:
The police are suspicious of the car parked outside the bank.
(警察对停在银行外的车有怀疑。)
动名词作宾语:
He was suspicious of being followed, so he took a different route.
(他怀疑自己被跟踪了,所以换了条路。)
doubt:强调“不确定、不相信(可能性)”,中性;
I doubt if he'll keep his promise.(我不确定他会不会信守诺言。)
be suspicious of:强调“怀疑有猫腻、不诚实”,偏向负面;
I'm suspicious of his promise—he's lied before.(我怀疑他的诺言——他之前撒过谎。)
"be suspicious of sth." 是表达“对……有怀疑(侧重负面怀疑)”的常用短语,核心是“人对某事/人的不信任”,搭配灵活,常见于日常对话和书面语中。