① 這兩個(gè)詞,無論作名詞或作動(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語氣較重,較常用;mistrust語氣較輕。如果對自己不信任,懷疑,往往用mistrust。
I mistrust myself. 我對自己沒有信心。
She mistrusted her ability to do the job. 她對自己能否做好這項(xiàng)工作沒有把握。