| 释义 |
Stasi, n. Now Hist.|ˈʃtaːzi, ˈstɑːzɪ|
[Ger., acronym f. Staatssicherheit(sdienst) ‘state security (service)’.]
The internal security force of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany), abolished in 1990.
[1953N. Muhlen Return of Germany ii. 30 The Gestapo had ceased to exist, but..its employees had now joined a new fraternity called the Staatssicherheitsdienst (State Security Service).] 1964L. Deighton Funeral in Berlin xxv. 141, I knew that STASI knew where the girl was. 1979R. Cox Auction ii. 33 An officer in the Staatssicherheit, known colloquially as the Stasi. 1985S. Stevens Anvil Chorus xi. 154 For his SCE keep Bock agreed to spill what he knew of East German security; he also promised to deliver an important Stasi agent who wanted to defect. 1990Independent 13 Apr. 1/5 Allegations that up to 10 per cent of its [sc. the Volkskammer's] 400 members worked as informers for the now-disbanded internal security service, the Stasi. |