Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Suspicious; doubtful; questionable: Describes something or someone that arouses doubt, seems untrustworthy, or is difficult to believe. It implies a sense of uncertainty about the truth, legitimacy, or safety of a person, object, or situation.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Hành vi của người đàn ông đó rất khả nghi. (That man's behavior is very suspicious.)
  • Cảnh sát phát hiện một gói hàng khả nghi ở ga tàu. (The police discovered a suspicious package at the train station.)
  • Lời giải thích của anh ta nghe có vẻ khả nghi. (His explanation sounds dubious/questionable.)

Advanced Usage

• "tỏ ra khả nghi": to appear suspicious; to show signs of being doubtful.
  • Chiếc xe đỗ lâu trước cửa nhà tôi tỏ ra khả nghi. (The car parked for a long time in front of my house appears suspicious.)
• "vật khả nghi" / "đối tượng khả nghi": a suspicious object / a person of interest.
  • Mọi vật khả nghi đều được kiểm tra cẩn thận. (All suspicious objects are carefully inspected.)

Variants and Related Words

• Ngờ vực (verb): to doubt, to suspect. (Focuses more on the act of doubting).
• Đáng ngờ (adjective phrase): suspicious, doubtful. (A very close synonym, often interchangeable).
• Mờ ám (adjective): shady, dubious. (Often implies illicit or dishonest activities).

Synonyms

• Đáng nghi: suspicious.
• Không đáng tin: untrustworthy.
• Mập mờ: ambiguous, unclear.

Related Phrases

• Có dấu hiệu khả nghi: to have suspicious signs.
  • Tài khoản ngân hàng có những giao dịch với dấu hiệu khả nghi. (The bank account has transactions with suspicious signs.)
• Bị coi là khả nghi: to be considered suspicious.
  • Anh ta bị coi là khả nghi và bị thẩm vấn. (He was considered suspicious and was interrogated.)

Related Idioms

• "Khả nghi như ma": (Literally: as suspicious as a ghost) Used to emphasize that something is extremely suspicious or unfathomable.
  • Câu chuyện anh kể khả nghi như ma, chẳng ai tin. (The story you told is as suspicious as a ghost, no one believes it.)

adj

1. suspicious