1580s, "that may be interrogated;" c. 1600, "open to dispute, doubtful," from question (v.) + -able. Deprecatory sense of "dubious in character" is attested from 1806. Related: Questionably.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. His best friend was killed by police under extremely questionable circumstances.
他最好的朋友在極其可疑的情況下被警察打死了。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. It is questionable whether the expenditure on this project is really justified.
該項(xiàng)目的開支是否真的合理還未可知。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
3. He has been dogged by allegations of questionable business practices.
他一直被那些指控他有不正當(dāng)商業(yè)行為的說(shuō)法所困擾。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
4. It's questionable whether anything of substance has been achieved.