① 這兩個(gè)詞,無(wú)論作名詞或作動(dòng)詞,意思都大致相同。
She had a strong distrust/mistrust of anything new and strange. 她對(duì)任何新奇的事物都非常不信任。
We distrusted/mistrusted his promise,knowing him to be a shifty person. 我們不相信他的諾言,因?yàn)橹浪莻€(gè)詭詐的人。
② 但是,distrust語(yǔ)氣較重,較常用;mistrust語(yǔ)氣較輕。如果對(duì)自己不信任,懷疑,往往用mistrust。
I mistrust myself. 我對(duì)自己沒(méi)有信心。
She mistrusted her ability to do the job. 她對(duì)自己能否做好這項(xiàng)工作沒(méi)有把握。