核心问题
a suspicious character 在《新英汉词典》和《远东英汉大辞典》中均被译为“可疑人物”。但我认为亦可译为“多疑的人物”。不知对否？
词典解答
形容词 suspicious 具有两种相反的含义:1. 可疑的,值得怀疑的(causing suspicion);2. 多疑的,好怀疑的(having or showing suspicion)。因此,He is a suspicious character. 这个孤立的句子,既可以译为:“他是个可疑的人物”,亦可译为:“他是个多疑的人”。
- The police are suspicious ____ his words because he already has a record.
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- I never trusted him because I always thought of him as such a ____ character. A. gracious B. suspicious C. unique D. particular(全国研考,96-28)