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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries侦探
Native Script:中文汉字
Pronunciation / Transliteration: zhēntàn
"这位侦探非常擅长寻找线索。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A detective or investigator.
"The private sleuth spent weeks uncovering the hidden financial records."
- 1
To act as a detective; to search for information or solve a mystery.
"She loves to sleuth around the old library looking for rare manuscripts."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old Norse slóð meaning 'trail' or 'track', originally referring to a bloodhound that tracked by scent. By the late 19th century, the term shifted from the hound itself to the detective who follows clues, popularized through detective fiction and media.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Sleuth" is said worldwide
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détective
Transliteration: détective
"Le détective a résolu l'affaire mystérieuse."
Spürhund
Transliteration: Spuhrhund
"Der Detektiv spielte den genialen Spürhund."
investigatore
Transliteration: investigatore
"L'investigatore ha trovato indizi cruciali."
sabueso
Transliteration: sabueso
"El astuto sabueso descubrió la verdad."
investigador
Transliteration: investigador
"O investigador examinou a cena do crime."
जासूस
Transliteration: jaasoos
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"जासूस ने रहस्य को सुलझा लिया।"
侦探
Transliteration: zhēntàn
Script: 中文汉字
"这位侦探非常擅长寻找线索。"
탐정
Transliteration: tamjeong
Script: 한국어 한글
"탐정이 사건의 진실을 파헤쳤다."
探偵
Transliteration: tantei
Script: 日本語
"その探偵は難事件を見事に解決した。"
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