Pinkerton

n. <美俚>私人侦探(尤指受雇于平克顿全国侦探事务所的侦探)

发音

UK /ˈpɪŋkətən/
US /ˈpɪŋkɚtən/

词形变化

Pinkertons 复数 Pinkertons

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An operative employed by the Pinkerton National Detective Agency founded by Allan Pinkerton (1819–1884).

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name
  1. 1.

    A habitational surname from Old English.

相关短语

Pinkerton syndrome

词源

Habitational surname from a place near Dunbar, from an unexplained first element + Old English tūn (“enclosure”). This surname is well established in Scotland and Northern Ireland.

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