英语词汇“detectivists”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

detectivists

释义

detect /di-tektˈ/

transitive verb

To discover
To discern
To find out (esp something elusive or secret)
To uncover, expose (obsolete)
To accuse (obsolete; Shakespeare)

ORIGIN: L dētegere, -tēctum, from dē- (negative), and tegere to cover

detectˈable or detectˈible adjective

detecˈtion noun

The discovery of something hidden or not easily observed
The state of being found out

detectˈive adjective

Employed in or concerned with detection

noun

A policeman, usu not in uniform, or other person (private detective) who investigates cases of crime or watches the behaviour of suspected persons

detectˈivist noun

A writer of detective fiction

detectˈōphone noun

A secret telephone for eavesdropping

detecˈtor noun

Someone who detects
An apparatus for detecting something, eg smoke, tampering with a lock, pressure of electric currents, electric waves, etc

detective story noun

One in which clues to the detection of a criminal are set forth and unravelled

随便看

英语词典包含305067条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。