mistrust
mistrust — 名詞
1. a feeling of doubt that makes you unable to rely on a person, group, or system
不信任感
對人或制度缺少信心的感覺
a feeling of doubt that makes you unable to rely on a person, group, or system
Years of hidden fees created deep mistrust among the bank's older customers.
多年隱藏費用讓銀行年長客戶產生深深的不信任感。
mistrust among + group after repeated bad treatment
After the data leak, public mistrust of online voting grew quickly.
資料外洩後，大眾對線上投票的不信任感迅速升高。
The coach's broken promise left the team with lasting mistrust.
教練違背承諾後，球隊留下了長久的不信任感。
Mistrust between the two families made every meeting tense.
兩個家庭之間的不信任感讓每次見面都很緊張。
- trust
the basic opposite: confidence in a person or thing
- confidence
stresses belief in reliability or success
文法句型
mistrust of + noun phrase
mistrust between + plural noun phrase
用法筆記
Often follows bad experiences that make people stop believing someone will act fairly or honestly. Common patterns are mistrust of someone or something and mistrust between people or groups.
常見錯誤
mistrust — 動詞
- mistrustpresent simple I / you / we / they
- mistrustshe / she / it
- mistrustedpast simple
- mistrusting-ing form
1. to feel that a person, statement, or system may not be honest, safe, or dependab
不信任
認為某人或某事不可靠
to feel that a person, statement, or system may not be honest, safe, or dependable
Many parents mistrust ads that promise instant results for children.
許多家長不信任那些保證孩子立刻見效的廣告。
mistrust + claims that sound too good
Ryo began to mistrust the website after two orders never arrived.
兩筆訂單都沒送到後，Ryo 開始不信任那個網站。
Neighbors mistrusted the landlord when he changed the rent terms overnight.
房東一夜之間改了租金條件後，鄰居們就不信任他了。
Ilan mistrusted the medicine because the label listed no ingredients.
Ilan 不信任那種藥，因為標籤上沒有列出任何成分。
Voters mistrusted the poll after the numbers changed twice.
數字改了兩次之後，選民不信任那份民調。
文法句型
mistrust + noun phrase
用法筆記
Usually takes a person, organization, claim, or object directly as its object. It often describes doubt that grows from warning signs or repeated bad experiences, not a brief moment of uncertainty.