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tec

UK /tek/US /tek/

词源

缩写自 'detective',20世纪初开始在美国俚语中使用。

noun

❶ 侦探或调查员的俚语称呼,常用于非正式场合或口语中,指代从事秘密调查工作的人。

“He hired a tec to follow his business partner.”

(他雇了一名侦探跟踪他的商业伙伴。)

“The old tec solved the case with his sharp instincts.”

(那位老侦探凭借敏锐的直觉破解了案件。)

同义词:detective, investigator, sleuth

常见短语

private tec — 指私家侦探,通常受雇于个人或公司进行秘密调查工作。

“The wealthy businessman hired a private tec to gather evidence against his rival.”

(那位富商雇了一名私家侦探收集对手的证据。)