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questionable adj.
⇨ controversial (questionable conclusions) ⇨ suspicious 2 (questionable motives) controversial adjective controversial ♦︎ questionable ♦︎ debatable ♦︎ dubious ♦︎ contentious ♦︎ arguableThese words all describe sth that people disagree about. 这些词均表示引起争议的、未有共识的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆It is questionable / debatable / dubious / arguable whether...◆a controversial / questionable / dubious / contentious decision◆a controversial / a debatable / a contentious / an arguable point◆a controversial / debatable / contentious issue / subject / question◆a controversial / contentious matter / view / opinion◆highly / very / extremely / rather / somewhat controversial / questionable / debatable / dubious / contentious■ controversial / /ˌkɒntrəˈvɜːʃl; NAmE ˌkɑːntrəˈvɜːrʃl/ causing a lot of angry public discussion and disagreement 引起争论的；有争议的◆Her controversial new play sparked a riot outside the theatre.她那部有争议的新戏在剧院外引起了骚动。◆Winston Churchill and Richard Nixon were both controversial figures.温斯顿•邱吉尔和理查德•尼克松都是有争议的人物。 OPP uncontroversial ⓘ Something that is uncontroversial does not cause, or is not likely to cause, any disagreement. * uncontroversial指不会或不太可能会引起人们争论的◆an uncontroversial policy / opinion没有争议的政策／意见 see also controversy ⇨ debate noun ▸ controversially adverb ◆Punishments for prisoners include loss of privileges and, more controversially, the stopping of visits.对囚犯的惩罚包括丧失特别待遇，以及更具争议的禁止探视。■ questionable /ˈkwestʃənəbl/ / that you have doubts about because you think it is not accurate or correct 可疑的；有问题的；未必准确（或正确）的◆The conclusions that they come to are highly questionable.他们得出的结论大有问题。◆It is questionable whether this is a good way of solving the problem.这是不是解决问题的好办法值得商榷。■ debatable / /dɪˈbeɪtəbl/ / not certain because people can have different ideas and opinions about the thing being discussed 可争辩的；有争议的◆Whether or not that's a good thing remains a debatable point.那是不是件好事仍存争议。◆It is highly debatable whether conditions have improved for low-income families.低收入家庭的生活状况是否已经得到改善是个颇有争议的问题。■ dubious / /ˈdjuːbiəs; NAmE ˈduːbiəs/ that you cannot be sure about; that is probably not good 不确定的；不一定好的◆They consider the plan to be of dubious benefit to most families.他们认为这项计划对大多数家庭不一定有益。◆ (ironic) She had the dubious honour of being the last woman to be hanged in England (= it was not an honour at all).她成为英格兰最后一个受绞刑的女子，这也算是一种荣幸吧。■ contentious /kənˈtenʃəs/ / (formal) likely to cause disagreement between people 可能引起争论的◆Both views are highly contentious.两种观点都很有争议。◆Try to avoid any contentious wording.尽量避免使用任何可能会引起争议的措辞。OPP uncontentious ⓘ Something that is uncontentious is not likely to cause disagreement between people. * uncontentious指不太可能引起争议的◆The proposal is relatively uncontentious.这个建议相对而言没有太大争议。 NOTE 辨析 Controversial or contentious?These words are very close in meaning but controversial has a wider range and can describe people and things as well as issues and opinions. 这两个词意思很相近，但controversial使用范围更广，除了可以形容问题和意见外，还可以形容人和事物◆a controversial figure / book / film / play / plan / building有争议的人物／书／电影／戏剧／计划／建筑物◆a contentious figure/book/film/play/plan/building ■ arguable /ˈɑːgjuəbl; NAmE ˈɑːrgjuəbl/ (formal) not certain; that you do not accept without question 无把握的；可疑的◆It is arguable whether the case should have ever gone to trial (= perhaps it should not have).这个案子原本是否应该审判亦具可议之处。 suspicious2 adjective be suspicious of sb/sth 怀疑某人／某事suspicious circumstances 可疑的情况suspicious ♦︎ suspect ♦︎ questionable ♦︎ dubious ♦︎ dodgy ♦︎ shifty ♦︎ shady ♦︎ fishyThese words all describe people or actions that make you feel that sth is wrong, illegal or dishonest. 这些词均表示可疑的、靠不住的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a suspicious / suspect / questionable / dubious / shifty / shady character◆a suspicious / questionable / dubious circumstances◆a suspicious / shifty look / manner◆a suspicious / suspect package◆a dodgy / shady deal / past◆a dodgy / fishy business◆There's something suspicious / suspect / shifty / shady / fishy about sb / sth.◆There's something suspicious / shady / fishy going on.◆very suspicious / suspect / questionable / dubious / dodgy / shifty / shady / fishy◆a bit suspicious / suspect / questionable / dubious / dodgy / shifty / fishy◆rather / pretty suspicious / suspect / questionable / dubious / dodgy / shifty◆highly / slightly / somewhat suspicious / suspect / questionable / dubious■ suspicious making you feel that sth is wrong, illegal or dishonest 令人怀疑的；可疑的◆Didn't you notice anything suspicious in his behaviour?你难道没注意到他的行为有可疑之处？◆Police are not treating the death as suspicious.警方认为那人的死亡没有可疑之处。◆It might look suspicious if we arrived together.如果我们一起到达，可能会令人起疑。 see also suspicion ⇨ doubt noun 2 ▸ suspiciously adverb ◆Let me know if you see anyone acting suspiciously.如发现有人形迹可疑，你就告诉我。◆Everything was suspiciously quiet.一切都那么安静，真让人觉得可疑。■ suspect / /ˈsʌspekt/ / (especially journalism 尤用于新闻) that may be false and that cannot be relied on; that you suspect to be dangerous or illegal 不可信的；靠不住的；可能有危险的；有违法嫌疑的◆Some of the evidence they produced was highly suspect.他们出示的证据有些非常不可信。◆The police have been informed of the discovery of a suspect package (= that may contain drugs, a bomb, etc.).警方接到报案，称发现了一个可疑包裹。■ questionable (rather formal) likely to be dishonest or morally wrong 可能不诚实（或不道德）的；别有用心的◆Her motives for helping are questionable.她帮忙的动机令人生疑。OPP unquestionable ⇨ conclusive ■ dubious / /ˈdjuːbiəs; NAmE ˈduːbiəs/ (rather formal) likely to be dishonest or morally wrong 可能不诚实（或不道德）的；靠不住的◆The man who sold it to him was known to be of dubious character.那个卖东西给他的男人出了名的不可靠。NOTE 辨析 Questionable or dubious? Questionable is used most often to talk about people's actions and motives (= the reasons for their actions). Dubious is more often used to talk about the value of things or people or their morals. A typical pattern is:◆sb / sth is of dubious character / nature / provenance / quality / reputation / value * questionable最常修饰人的行为和动机。dubious更常修饰事物的价值或者人及其道德，常用句型为sb/sth is of dubious character/nature/provenance/quality/reputation/value。■ dodgy (BrE, informal) (especially of a business activity) likely to be dishonest （尤指商业行为）狡猾的，狡诈的，可疑的◆Travel websites that offer dodgy deals have been uncovered in a worldwide investigation.在一次全球性调查中，涉嫌诈骗的旅行网站被曝光。■ shifty (informal) seeming to be dishonest; looking guilty about sth 好像不可靠的；贼眉鼠眼的；显得心里有鬼的◆I don't trust him－he's got shifty eyes.他长得贼眉鼠眼的，我信不过他。◆He was trying not to look shifty.他尽量不让自己显得贼头贼脑的。ⓘ Shifty is most often used to talk about people's eyes or the way they look. * shifty最常修饰人的眼睛或样子。■ shady /ˈʃeɪdi/ / [usually before noun] (informal) seeming to be dishonest or illegal 可疑的；鬼祟的；可能非法的◆He's a bit of a shady character.他有点靠不住。◆I don't want anything to do with your shady deals.我可不想卷进你那些勾当。■ fishy (informal) that makes you suspicious because it seems dishonest 可疑的；值得怀疑的◆There's something fishy going on here.这儿有点不大对头。◆I don't know what they're up to. It sounds a distinctly fishy business.我不知道他们在干什么，听起来显然值得怀疑。ⓘ Fishy is mostly used in the phrases fishy business, something fishy and sth sounds fishy. * fishy主要用于短语fishy business、something fishy和sth sounds fishy中。 |