leery
adjective /ˈlɪəri/
/ˈlɪri/
(informal)- leery (of something/somebody) | leery (of doing something) careful about something/somebody because you suspect that there may be a danger or problem, and trying to avoid doing it or dealing with them
synonym wary猜疑的;谨防的;极力躲避的 - The government is leery of changing the current law.
政府对是否修改现行法律存有疑虑。
词源late 17th cent.: from obsolete leer ‘looking askance’, from leer + -y. - The government is leery of changing the current law.