adj. 偵探的;適于探測的;用于探測的;
n. 偵探;
?? de相反+tect掩蓋+ive...的→無法掩蓋→發現→偵探;偵探的
"a pastiche of the classic detective story"
經典偵探故事的仿作
近義:javert, sleuth, shamus, dick, investigator, bloodhound
watch
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詞根: -tch
vt. 注視,注意;看守,監視;守候(機會等);密切注意;
n. 表;值夜,值班;看守,監視;值班人員;
vi. 觀看;注視;守候;看守;
"The police warned holidaymakers to be on the watch for car thieves."
警方提醒度假者提防偷車賊.
近義:notice, observe, twig, herd, monitor, picket
反義:neglect, overleap, overlook, pass, pretermit, slight