🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

内部人士

Pronunciation / Transliteration: nèibù rénshì

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Insider/ˈɪn.saɪ.dər/
nounadjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #3400 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"据内部人士透露,该公司将进行重组。"

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1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    A person within a group, organization, or society who has special knowledge or influence.

    "According to an insider, the company is planning a major restructuring."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the preposition 'in' combined with 'side', originating in late Middle English as an adverbial phrase before functioning as a noun in the 16th century. Historically used to denote someone within a house or community, its meaning gradually expanded to encompass members of exclusive organizations, corporate hierarchies, or those possessing privileged information.

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