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Distrustful is an adjective for a person — or a look, a mood, a public — who cannot easily trust. Underneath is the feeling that you are not safe with someone, or that you cannot believe what they say, and the word puts that feeling on someone as a quality.
Distrustful is an adjectiveDistrustful 是一個形容詞 for a person — or a look, a mood, a public用在一個人身上──或一個眼神、一種心情、一群大眾 who cannot easily trust形容無法輕易信任的狀態 Underneath is the feeling底下藏著的感覺是 that you are not safe with someone跟某人在一起不安全, or that you cannot believe what they say或無法相信他們說的話, and而 the word puts that feeling on someone as a quality這個詞把這種感覺變成一個人的特質
A distrustful student checks the story twice. A distrustful customer reads the small print. You are usually distrustful of a person or of a thing: that of matters.
A distrustful student checks the story twice一個 distrustful 的學生會把故事查兩遍 A distrustful customer reads the small print一個 distrustful 的顧客會讀完所有小字條款 You are usually distrustful of a person or of a thing你通常是對某個人或某件事 distrustful: that of matters這個 of 很重要
It is reasonably ordinary English, a little more careful than “suspicious,” and a little less like crime. Though actually, it is not the same as “careful.” Careful people still trust, but they watch. Distrustful people have already leaned toward no.
It is reasonably ordinary English這是相當普通的英文, a little more careful than "suspicious,"比「suspicious(懷疑的)」謹慎一點 and而 a little less like crime也比較不帶犯罪的意味 Though actually不過老實說, it is not the same as "careful."它跟「careful(小心的)」不一樣 Careful people still trust, but they watch小心的人依然會信任,只是會多留意
And it does not mean you are — that would be about whether others can trust you. Distrustful is about whether you can trust them. People use it for a passing mood (“He sounded distrustful”) and for a longer habit of mind.
Distrustful peopleDistrustful 的人 have already leaned toward no已經傾向先說不 And而且 it does not mean you are untrustworthy它不代表你自己不值得信任 — that would be about whether others can trust you那說的是別人能不能信任你 Distrustful is about whether you can trust themDistrustful 說的是你能不能信任他們 People use it人們會用它 for a passing mood表達一時的心情 ("He sounded distrustful")(「他聽起來很 distrustful」) and而 for a longer habit of mind也用來表達長期的心理習慣
原始詞典資料2 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
distrustfuladj
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Experiencing distrust, showing distrust, wary, sceptical, suspicious, doubtful.
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Causing or giving rise to distrust.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。