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suspiciously

/səˈspɪʃ.əs.li/· adverb

美国政治B2

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Chinese meaning

可疑地；令人生疑地

让ràng人rén怀huái疑yí地dì;显xiǎn得de刻kè意yì

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删shān除chú页yè面miàn的de时shí机jī显xiǎn得de刻kè意yì可kě疑yí

Example

The deletion was suspiciously timed, following Republican outrage over Mayor Zohran Mamdani asking New Yorkers to help reduce strain on the grid by setting their AC to 78 degrees.

此次删除的时机显得可疑——此前共和党人曾因市长佐兰·马姆达尼呼吁纽约市民将空调调至78华氏度以减轻电网负担而表达不满。

Source: The Verge · 4 Jul 2026

Background ✎

美měi国guó能néng源yuán部bù在zài热rè浪làng中zhōng删shān除chú数shù千qiān个gè节jié能néng网wǎng页yè,时shí机jī与yǔ共gòng和hé党dǎng抨pēng击jī市shì长zhǎng节jié电diàn呼hū吁yù撞zhuàng期qī

Roots · etymology

源自拉丁sub-(往下)+specere(看)→暗中窥视

  • suspicious(可疑的)+ -ly(副词后缀)

Collocations

  • suspiciously timed / suspiciously quiet / suspiciously similar

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