shamus

FREQ #45208

n. 警察, 私家侦探

发音

/ˈʃɑːməs/
/ˈʃeɪməs/

词形变化

shamuses 复数 shamuses shami 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A private detective; originally, a policeman or police detective.

    美国 俚语

词汇关系

名词

同义词 5

operative pi private eye private detective private investigator

上位词 1

detective

下位词 3

house detective house dick store detective

词源

Said to be from the Irish name Séamus, on account of many American police officers being of Irish descent.

来源：wiktionary