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mistrustfully

/mɪˈstɹəsfəɫli/ adv

In a mistrustful manner.

Word Origin Trust comes from Old Norse traust 'confidence, protection', and mis- adds 'wrongly'. So mistrust is wrong trust, suspicion. Mistrustfully is doing something with that suspicion. The same root traust gives us trusty, trustee, entrust, and distrust. The PIE root *deru- meant 'firm, solid' — like a tree, which is why trust feels solid.

adv In a mistrustful manner.

She glanced mistrustfully at the stranger offering help.

(副词) 多疑地；怀疑地

她不信任地瞥了一眼主动提供帮助的陌生人。

(adverbio) Con desconfianza; desconfiadamente.

Miró con desconfianza al desconocido que ofrecía ayuda.

(adverbe) avec méfiance; méfiance; d'un air méfiant [D'une manière empreinte de méfiance ou de défiance.]

Elle a regardé *mistrustfully* l'étranger qui proposait son aide.

(Adverb) misstrauisch [auf eine Weise, die Misstrauen oder Skepsis gegenüber jemandem oder etwas ausdrückt.]

Sie blickte **mistrustfully** zu dem Fremden hinüber, der Hilfe anbot.

(副詞) 不信感を抱いて。疑って。

彼女は助けを申し出る見知らぬ人を疑わしそうにちらっと見た。

(advérbio) desconfiadamente; com desconfiança [De maneira desconfiada.]

Ela olhou desconfiada para o estranho que oferecia ajuda.

Synonyms: distrustfully suspiciously warily cautiously skeptically doubtfully dubiously mistrustingly Antonyms: trustfully trustingly confidently unsuspiciously
Word parts: mis + trust + ful + ly

Related words

mistrust trust distrust entrust trustee trusty mislead mistake misjudge misbehave misplace misread

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