dark figure

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The estimated number of unreported criminal cases.
    — In exploring the dark figure of crime, the primary question is not how much of it becomes revealed but rather what will be the selective properties of any particular innovation for its illumination.

词形变化

dark figures plural

词源

Calque of German Dunkelziffer.
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