askance
askance — 副詞
1. while feeling doubt about, or refusing to accept, a person, plan, or idea
懷疑地
以不信任或不贊同的眼光看待
while feeling doubt about, or refusing to accept, a person, plan, or idea
Antonia looked askance at the cheap watch the stranger was trying to sell her.
Antonia 用懷疑的眼光打量陌生人想賣給她的那只廉價手錶。
look askance at + noun (the most common pattern)
Many older villagers viewed the new music festival askance for years.
許多上了年紀的村民多年來對這個新音樂節都抱持懷疑的態度。
view + object + askance
The bank manager regarded Christopher's sudden wealth askance and asked many questions.
銀行經理對 Christopher 突然得來的財富感到可疑，問了很多問題。
Diners at the small café glanced askance at the man eating with his hands.
小咖啡館裡的客人以不以為然的眼光看著那個用手抓東西吃的男人。
Her parents still look askance at anyone who quits a steady job to travel.
她的父母至今仍對任何辭掉穩定工作去旅行的人投以懷疑的眼光。
- suspiciously
more common, less formal; focuses on distrust
- disapprovingly
stresses moral judgement rather than doubt
- skeptically
stresses doubt about whether something is true or worthwhile
- approvingly
in a way that shows you accept or like something
- trustingly
in a way that shows you believe and rely on someone
文法句型
look askance at someone/something
用法筆記
Almost always used with verbs of looking or judging — 'look askance at', 'view askance', 'regard askance'. The 'at' phrase names the thing being distrusted.
常見錯誤
2. with the eyes turned to one side, rather than looking straight ahead
斜視地
眼睛轉向一側、而非正視前方
with the eyes turned to one side, rather than looking straight ahead
Mei tilted her head and looked askance at the painting to study its colours.
Mei 歪著頭，斜眼端詳那幅畫，研究它的色彩。
look askance: a literal sideways glance
The cat sat very still and watched the bird askance from under the chair.
那隻貓一動也不動地坐著，從椅子下斜眼盯著那隻鳥。
Nikos glanced askance at the clock without turning his whole body.
Nikos 沒有轉動整個身體，只是斜眼瞥了一下時鐘。
The shy student peered askance at the new arrival before looking away.
那個害羞的學生斜眼偷瞄了新來的人一眼，隨即把目光移開。
- directly
straight at something, face to face
文法句型
look/glance askance
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: here the meaning is purely physical — the direction of the eyes — with no sense of distrust. Context (or a phrase like 'to one side') tells the two apart.