private eye

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A private personal detective, employed to gather information about someone. idiomatic

词形变化

private eyes plural

词源

From private investigator and its abbreviation PI, through the homophonic term eye in place of "I", and the use of "eye" as a reference to surveillance.
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