adj. 不信任的;猜疑的;怀疑的
形容对他人或事物缺乏信任,持有戒备和怀疑态度。
/mɪsˈtrʌst.fəl/
She was mistrustful of strangers and rarely opened the door to anyone she didn't know.
她对陌生人很不信任,几乎不会给不认识的人开门。
Years of broken promises had made him deeply mistrustful of politicians, and he refused to believe any campaign pledge without concrete evidence.
多年来被一再违背的承诺使他对政客深感不信任,没有确凿证据他不会相信任何竞选承诺。
mistrustful 由前缀 mis-(表示"错误、不当")加上 trust(信任)再加后缀 -ful(充满……的)构成。mis- 源自古英语,表达否定或不良之意;trust 源自古诺尔斯语 traust,意为"信心、依靠"。整个词的意思即"充满不信任的"。该词自16世纪起在英语中使用,用来形容对人或事物持怀疑戒备的心态。