private eye

短语
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私家侦探（等于private detective）

发音

AU

词形变化

private eyes 复数 private eyes

别名

eye

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A private personal detective, employed to gather information about someone.

    习语

词汇关系

名词

同义词 5

operative pi shamus private detective private investigator

上位词 1

detective

下位词 3

house detective house dick store detective

词源

From private investigator and its abbreviation P.I., through the homophonic term eye in place of "I", and the use of "eye" as a reference to surveillance.

来源：wiktionary