espionage

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n. 间谍活动 [法] 间谍活动, 刺探, 间谍

发音

其它 /ˈɛs.pi.əˌnɑːʒ/

词形变化

espionages 复数 espionages

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The act or process of learning secret information through clandestine means.

    间谍活动

    可数 不可数

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

spying

相关短语

industrial espionage [经] 工业间谍活动

词源

Recorded since 1793, from French espionnage, from espionner (“to spy”), from Middle French espionner (“to spy”), from espion (“spy”), from Old French espion (“spy”), from Frankish *spehō (“spy”), from Frankish *spehōn (“to spy”), from Proto-Germanic *spehōną (“to spy, peek, peer”). In modern times, the French pronunciation of the s, which had fallen silent since the 13th century, was restored due to the influence of Italian spione (“spy”), and was therefore also adopted by the English. More at spy.

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