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detective是什么意思

detective

英 [dɪ'tektɪv] 美 [dɪ'tɛktɪv]

adj. 侦探的
n. 侦探

中文词源

detective 侦探

来自detect,查明，侦查。

英文词源

detective (n.): 1850, short for detective police, from detective (adj.), 1843; see detect + -ive.

双语例句

1. "Once a detective, always a detective," he said lightly.: “一日为侦探，终生为侦探，”他满不在意地说。

2. I don't have to be a detective to figure that out.: 我不是侦探也想得出。

3. Joan Smith's detective stories are a cut above the rest.: 琼·史密斯的侦探小说比其他侦探小说都要出色。

4. Despite careful detective work, many items have never been recovered.: 尽管进行了悉心探查，许多物品还是一直没有找回。

5. The detective was trying to winkle information out of her.: 侦探试图从她那儿套取信息。