eavesdropper

名词 n.
/ˈiːvzˌdɹɒpə(ɹ)/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. One who eavesdrops.
  2. A surveillance aircraft. slang
    — […] the Japanese Ministry of Defence rang the bell and informed the world's press about the Tokyo Express — the ironic Japanese nickname for the constant flow of Soviet flying eavesdroppers in Japanese airspace.

词形变化

eavesdroppers plural

词源

Etymology tree
English eavesdrop
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āzijos
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -āriusbor.
Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ārī
Old English -ere
Middle English -ere
English -er
English eavesdropper
From eavesdrop + -er (“person or thing which does”).
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