informant

• n. 被調查者；告密者；提供消息者

來自inform,通知。引申詞義告密者，線人。

informant (n.)

1660s, "someone or something that supplies information," from Latin informantem (nominative informans), present participle of informare (see inform). Meaning "one who gives information to the authorities, informer" is from 1783. As an adjective from 1890. The older noun was informer.

1. The journalist did not want to reveal the identity of his informant.

那個新聞工作者不想透露消息提供人的身分.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

2. 'Old Bailey spy ,'returned his informant.

“ 老貝勒的密探, ” 他的情報提供人說,“呀哈!

來自英漢文學 - 雙城記

3. The informant is expected to provide the information about the deceased.

希望義務報告人提供關於死者的情況.

來自辭典例句

4. The sound of our informant's voice directed him to the library.

向我們報告的人的聲音把他引到書房來.

來自辭典例句

5. The " report " could only have come from Shishayev, who obviously was Pronnikov's informant.

這份報告隻能出自沙耶夫之手, 他顯然是普洛尼科夫的一個告密者.

來自辭典例句