| 单词 |
usual suspects |
| 释义 |
usual suspects, n.
Brit. |ˈjuːʒʊəl ˈsʌspɛk(t)s|, |ˈjuːʒ(ʊ)l ˈsʌspɛk(t)s|, U.S. |ˈjuʒ(əw)əl ˈsəspɛk(t)s|
[‹ usual adj. + the plural of suspect n.2, originally in the phrase round up the usual suspects spoken by Captain Louis Renault, the French prefect of police, played by Claude Rains in the 1942 U.S. film Casablanca (see quot. 1942).]
With the. The people habitually suspected, detained, or arrested in response to a crime, esp. regarded as scapegoats rather than plausible perpetrators. Hence: those people, ideas, etc., that would be expected in a particular context.
1942J. Epstein et al. Casablanca in Best Amer. Screenplays (1986) 168/2 Round up the usual suspects. 1972Washington Post 21 Sept. a23/5 There will be a strong temptation to round up the usual suspects and maybe even shoot a few to please us—but let the big fish go..to smuggle opium and heroin. 1983Times 17 Feb. 28/8 We were detained in the Commons by a series of affrays involving..the usual suspects. 1991New Republic 18 Feb. 5/1 Among the roster of opponents of free, subversive thought have been the usual suspects: religion, patriotism, Marxism, materialism, bourgeois propriety. 2002M. Gayle Dinner for Two 347 All the usual suspects: being behind schedule, advertising headaches, legal stuff. You name it I think I've probably had to deal with it today. |
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