adj. 可疑的;猜疑的,懷疑的;多疑的,不信任的;多心;
?? su=sus下面+spic看+ious...的 → (偷偷地)在下面看 → 猜疑的
"They became suspicious of his behaviour and contacted the police."
他們開始覺得他行為可疑,便報了警。
近義:shady, suspect, leery, malicious, mistrustful, uneasy
反義:ingenuous, artless, naif, naive, simplehearted, simpleminded
adj. 過度的,極度的;過分的;過多的;過逾;
?? ex出,出去+cess行走+ive形容詞后綴→過分的;過度的
"Excessive dosage of this drug can result in injury to the liver."
這種藥使用過量會損害肝臟.
近義:immoderate, inordinate, intemperate, lavish, outermost, profuse
反義:lean, levelheaded, measured, modest, abstemious, abstentious
n. 柔軟;溫和;親切;心軟難處理;
"He felt a brief wave of tenderness towards his old teacher."
他對他年邁的老師湧起了一股愛憐之情.
近義:kindness, love, meekness, attachment, pity, silkiness
反義:impoliteness, rudeness, scurrility, solecism, uncouthness, unkindness