Doubt vs. suspect
<p> "<span word="What">What</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="difference">difference</span> <span word="between">between</span> '<span word="doubt">doubt</span>' <span word="and">and</span> '<span word="suspect">suspect</span>'? <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="English">English</span>-<span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="dictionary">dictionary</span>, <span word="both">both</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="explained">explained</span> <span word="as">as</span> '怀疑'."</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="classic">classic</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="relying">relying</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="English">English</span>-<span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="dictionaries">dictionaries</span>.</p><p><span word="Without">Without</span> <span word="consulting">consulting</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="English">English</span>-<span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="dictionary">dictionary</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="accurate">accurate</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="primary">primary</span> <span word="translation">translation</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="both">both</span> '<span word="doubt">doubt</span>' <span word="and">and</span> '<span word="suspect">suspect</span>' <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> '怀疑'. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="attempt">attempt</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> '怀疑' <span word="back">back</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="English">English</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="careful">careful</span> <span word="because">because</span> '<span word="doubt">doubt</span>' <span word="and">and</span> '<span word="suspect">suspect</span>' <span word="each">each</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="connotations">connotations</span>.</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="suspect">suspect</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="happen">happen</span>, <span word="you">you</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="inclined">inclined</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="happen">happen</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="doubt">doubt</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="happen">happen</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="unlikely">unlikely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="happen">happen</span>.</p><p><span word="Example">Example</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="say">say</span> "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="doubt">doubt</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="telling">telling</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="truth">truth</span>", <span word="the">the</span> <span word="message">message</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="he">he</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="lying">lying</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="telling">telling</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="truth">truth</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="trust">trust</span> <span word="him">him</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="words">words</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="say">say</span> "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="suspect">suspect</span> <span word="he">he</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="telling">telling</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="truth">truth</span>", <span word="you">you</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="words">words</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="comedy">comedy</span> <span word="Four">Four</span> <span word="Weddings">Weddings</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Funeral">Funeral</span> <span word="starring">starring</span> <span word="Hugh">Hugh</span> <span word="Grant">Grant</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="priest">priest</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="presiding">presiding</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wedding">wedding</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Charles">Charles</span> (<span word="played">played</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Grant">Grant</span>), <span word="saying">saying</span>:</p><p>"<span word="Dearly">Dearly</span> <span word="beloved">beloved</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="gathered">gathered</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sight">sight</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="God">God</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="congregation">congregation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="join">join</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="holy">holy</span> <span word="matrimony">matrimony</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="honorable">honorable</span> <span word="estate">estate</span>, <span word="instituted">instituted</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="God">God</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="man">man</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="innocence">innocence</span>, <span word="signifying">signifying</span> <span word="unto">unto</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mystical">mystical</span> <span word="union">union</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="betwixt">betwixt</span> <span word="Christ">Christ</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="Church">Church</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="enterprised">enterprised</span> <span word="nor">nor</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="unadvisedly">unadvisedly</span>, <span word="lightly">lightly</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="wantonly">wantonly</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="reverently">reverently</span>, <span word="discreetly">discreetly</span>, <span word="advisedly">advisedly</span>, <span word="soberly">soberly</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fear">fear</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="God">God</span>.</p>
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