shamus

名词 n.
中文释义
发音 shä'məs

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A private detective; originally, a policeman or police detective. US,slang
    — “That's what you're here for. Didn't your aunt tell you? She wants you to follow Wilbert Cream and Phyllis about everywhere and see that he doesn't get a chance of proposing.” “You mean that I'm to be a sort of private eye or shamus, tailing them up? I don't like it,” I said dubiously.

词形变化

shamuses plural shami plural

词源

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