| 释义 |
† eˈspioun Obs.
[a. F. espion, prob. ad. It. spione, of Teut. origin: cf. OHG. spehan to look out.]
A spy, scout.
1636E. Dacres tr. Machiavel's Disc. Livy iii. x. 502 And then keepe good espiouns, so that if hee chance to bend towards thee, thou maist avoyd him at leysure. |